to be honest, Asus never intended for the eeePC line so far to be a desktop replacement. the whole idea (so far) was for a low cost portable laptop to use on the go, e.g. commuters & uni students.

for P2P stuff, it's more down to storage space, imo...think the eeePC can still handle the d/l part. but u gotta make sure u got the space first.

for Kohjinsha, i've seen their laptops, incl the one with the built-in optical drive. nice. tho i personally don't need the touchscreen & i don't fancy the whole swivel thing that comes with a touchscreen/tablet type laptop. but just note that it don't come cheap. the SR model costs SG$1.5k+ in S'pore (Sim Lim Square).

for sure. can probably pay for 2 eeePC 1000H even. or just go for a proper full size laptop.

& i don't think Asus can get away with selling the eeePC 1000H at SG$1.5k anyway w/o a built-in optical drive. but then the Kohjinsha SR is still cheaper than a Macbook Air...hehe

not available yet & the distros/shops all don't have any news/idea of the ETA let alone the RRP yet...

in any case, me don't wanna wait already. got myself an eeePC 900. hehe

@ Superman7 : i'm in S'pore...so i paid SG$760 (approx. RM1820). so far eeePC prices cheaper in KL compared to S'pore.

yup...no worries, mate. runs all flavours of XP like a charm.
well, mine's an nLite version...so i junked quite a bit off my copy of Win XP MCE05 (& now my eeePC thinks it's running on Win XP Pro SP2...errr oops?)

got Bootskin to run a custom boot up screen & using a custom Visual Style i got off deviantArt, so start up's a bit longer than the original +/-30secs boot up.

i've got Stronghold Crusader Extreme (full game) & the SPORE Creature Creator demo installedalso. no probs there too.

in fact, i'm now sitting @ BK & posting from my eeePC via Firefox 3 with WinAmp streaming an Internet radio station smoothly & digsby running too. + Avast is running in the background & just updated the virus database.

mighty impressed with what this lil lappy can take on...

This post has been edited by kimganner: Jun 28 2008, 09:24 PM

i think it's only either the older batch with 4400mAh batts (then need to take to ASUS to do exchange for 5800mAh) or newer batch with 5800mAh batt right out of the box.

anywayz, today went McD's with the eeePC at 100% batt. was there almost 3hrs...WiFi on all the way, brightness 100%, volume at 20%, multiple applications running & doing a lot of file transferring also via ext HDDs with my friend. when i left, still got 30% to go on the batt. nice.

This post has been edited by kimganner: Jun 29 2008, 11:21 PM

yup, using the eeePC 900 here. contemplated waiting for the 901, but so far it's nowhere in sight & price of 900 in S'pore still holding steady. so just heck care...go with 900. i can live w/o BT. haha

sold off my Macbook (it seems so super bulky now in comparison!) to fund for the eeePC 900 with the LG slim optical drive...think i bought the optical drive too soon. i have since figured out how to install XP & games like Starcraft using USB thumbdrive/HDD, so hardly use the optical drive. but i suppose good to keep it still as spare/backup just in case.

btw, what's the extra benefits of installing the Elantech trackpad drivers over the version provided by ASUS? will it be easier to use? cos now i find that the 2-finger scrolling thing is a bit hit/miss. & sometimes, this square thingy that can zoom in/out in the area that's within the square appears on my Firefox when i'm trying to click/scroll. so far still can't figure out how that happens...

haha...yeah. too right. esp since Macbook's got no multitouch touchpad.

Balok : i'd go with 900...cos 7" is seriously small. you'll end up squinting yourself blind. think right now the trend is for 701 users to eventually upgrade to 900.

actually, that's very similar to what Shuttle has...tho that's meant to go with their SFF CPUs...

yeah...same here. hehe

actually, by the time i add in all my barang2, you feel the weight on the bag already. tho still not 1/2 as bad as lugging around a 13" Macbook lah.

for BT...can be a later addition to take up 1 of the 3 USB ports (i seriously don't use until all 3 so far...at most 2/3). i quite like the size of the Logitech VX Nano mouse punye connector. but i think that's like a proprietary wireless connection thing? cos doesn't seem to be any indication that it's a BT mouse. + i already have a BT mouse...

& honestly lah, imo, the bigger keyboard is cos of the ang mohs...most of the reviewers from Europe/US all give the same feedback still about 900/901 : screen improved, but keyboard still too small/cramped for them.

This post has been edited by kimganner: Jul 2 2008, 10:39 AM

ermmm....i'm not sure about Linux. i spent like 15mins on Xandros & decided to just wipe it out in favour of Win XP. so far no probs with all 3 USB ports.

oooh....so u also traded your Apple for an eeePC? hehe

i don't think 901 is a widescreen lappy. just that the resolution is 1024x600.

This post has been edited by kimganner: Jul 4 2008, 09:55 AM

cannot be...901 hard disk space is same as 900. max is 20GB (Linux version) & Win XP Home version has 12GB. unless someone has gone & swopped out one of the 2 SSDs for a higher capacity SSD...which is not likely.

This post has been edited by kimganner: Jul 9 2008, 10:31 AM

eh...malu! that's a typo there...i meant to say 901.

ASUS launching eeePC 901 & 1000H in S'pore this weekend @ Suntec. finally.

pricings (incl GST) will be...

901 (XP Home) @ SG$798

1000H (XP Home) @ SG$888

1st 100 units for each model come with free ASUS Digital TV Tuner

& eeePC 900's RRP is now SG$698 with free ASUS BT Dongle...

anyone know if there are clear laptop skins for eeePC 900 in the market?

yeah, but i actually want a clear one...then i'm gonna go for the ultimate customisation : stickers!
(nak act kewl, tapi tak nak stick directly on lappy)

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haiz...finding Body Protector for eeePC so daym hard here in S'pore. wanted the EZstick one, but the only person i found who sell it here no stock for eeePC 900 & new stock wait 1mth already still no news. in the end i found 1 no brand Body Protector from other seller. now can start customising/personalising the lid with stickers...hehe

This post has been edited by kimganner: Sep 5 2008, 12:16 PM