Reviews ASUS Eee PC 10.1″ Netbook Computer – Deep Red (1005PEB)
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Rating Reviews : 4.0
I am most impressed at the power and quality construction for the price. And, it works perfectly, as advertised – out of the box.
It comes with I.E. Explorer vers 8 browser (thanks to Windows 7). IE8 is top heavy, slow, and awkward to use. But, just when I chose to buy my Asus, Google came out with their Chrome browser which is perfect for a little portable like this one. Note: Chrome is still beta and lacks features like an ad-blocker but it is far faster than I.E. explorer. And you can’t use it to update your system files – use I.E. for those.
The only silly thing that ASUS did was to put the power button on the upper right and then put something called an “express gate” power button on the upper left of the keyboard. “Express Gate” boots the computer up quickly in “stupid” mode (fuzzy wuzzy graphics etc.) It then presents some “kid stuff” type software for games and so forth, together with a limited net browser called “splash top” all of which is nonsense. The saving feature is that when you turn the computer on using the regular power switch, then the express gate switch can be used to toggle operational power saving modes. Almost almost all computers come pre-loaded with “kid” software for the teeny-bopper set which can easily be deleted – but they shouldn’t put that stuff on a hardware switch.
Back to the plus side: The keyboard is better than the competition with slightly elevated key buttons. And this machine uses the N450 processor for better speed and power conservation. In the latter dept., the computer seems to live up to its claims of much longer battery operation (they claim 8-10 hours). It uses a small completely enclosed six cell battery. It also comes with asus software (on the progs. menu) which lets you update the ROM BIOS software kind of like you would update the firmware in routers. The manual says it is important do this update. So I did – nothing went up in smoke. I have never seen this feature on a computer of any kind. Maybe it did something – I don’t know.
If you travel, almost all of the laptop chargers (including the asus) will run on 100-240 volts – something they don’t advertise but it’s in real fine print on the power module. This probably explains the humongous power cords they use (for the 240 volt crowd).
Lastly, get yourself a mouse – the “touch pads” on portable computers are good for emergencies – but thats about all in my opinion.
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ASUS Eee PC 10.1″ Netbook Computer – Deep Red (1005PEB) Details
ASUS Eee PC 10.1″ Netbook Computer – Deep Red (1005PEB) Description
- Computer Features: Integrated Microphone, TouchPad Pointing Device Type
- Processor Type: Intel Atom N450
- Processor Speed: Up to 1.66 Ghz
- Battery Life: Up to 9 Hours
- Hard Drive Capacity: 250GB Hard Drive Capacity
ASUS Eee PC 10.1″ Netbook Computer presents its ultimate netbook computer which has Better speed, accessibility, power management and lots more
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ASUS Eee PC 10.1″ Netbook Computer presents its ultimate netbook computer which has Better speed, accessibility, power management and lots more
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Customer Reviews
Would give this little monster 4.5 stars… – G. Allaway – Laurel, Maryland
Bought this netbook a few weeks ago and so far, I have no complaints! Boots up real fast and you can quickly connect to the internet for web surfing or checking your email. This baby also boosts an 11 hour battery (so far I’ve only seen it show about 10 hrs), but hell, that’s better that any notebook I’ve owned!!! For those of you in school, you will appreciate how light and compact it is! It beats carrying around a 5 or 6 pound notebook! For me, this baby is just much more convenient to take to the library or Borders when I do homework for school, especially when I also have all these hardcover books to carry!!!
I do have a few cons however: Windows 7 Starter, so you can’t do too much as far as customizing your netbook; no CD/DVD drive, but this little machine does has 3 USB ports, so I guess that’s okay (I don’t use CDs/DVDs that much anyway), but for those of you who want to install programs on this machine and all you have is the CD, well….Also, no HDMI port, just VGA.
All in all, I think the good outweighs the bad, but it depends on what you are looking for; if a 10.1″ netbook isn’t for you, then maybe you’d be better off with a 12.1″ notebook.
This notebook computer power adapter is made for select ASUS EeePC notebook computers. It has a 9.5V, 2.5-Amp output, and 100V to 240V input. The black color matches many ASUS EeePC models.
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