Windows xp home asus eee pc 4g

Despite all there is to love about these pint-sized subnotebooks, I would be lying if I said the Eee PC is without its flaws. In order to give consumers a mobile laptop at a rediculously low price Asus had to use a small, low-resolution LCD.

Why is this attractive to consumers? Not bad. There is no docking station or docking connector, but those tend to be expensive and wouldn't fit in with the Eee's design philosophy of wildly portable and affordable computing. That's a very high capacity battery for a small fella, and it's double that of the HTC Shift. Not surprisingly, the Eee runs for about 3 to 3. The 7" Eee PC is a bit bigger than most UMPCs to be fair, and crams fewer components and features in, so there's room for that larger battery.

It's hard not to like the Eee PC 4G. What it does, it does well. Clearly, with only 4 gigs of storage, it can't be a primary machine, even for a child, because there's barely enough room to install an Office suite and a few other apps along with staples like Quicktime, Flash and anti-virus software. But as a second machine for the couch or travel that handles web surfing, email, office docs and even video playback, the Eee is great.

Pro: Light, small but not too small and sturdy. Very affordable. Good connectivity with WiFi, Ethernet and a modem. Can run Internet, productivity and even video apps respectably. Familiar OS, can run Windows programs. Flash drive is fast, quiet and durable-- won't crash due to motion or shock.

WiFi range is good for an ultraportable. Mouse, neoprene carry case and restore DVD are in the box: excellent. Con: 4 gig hard drive is too small for Windows XP, Office suite and a small collection of additional programs without nearly running out of space. Low resolution means windows and dialogs sometimes run off screen making the OK and cancel buttons elusive.

The bigger screen and the use of an Atom processor to get more battery life are the icing on the cake. The 4 and 8GB drives are absolutely fine as a relatively fast system drive. XP plus MS Office is only 1. The eee is a barebone portable system that can easily be tailored to your needs and your pocket, that is the point, it is what you make it.

It is also a toe in the water for a totally new market. Cotrast this with the stale overpriced, locked-down junk coming from Apple. I also discovered last December during the holidays that even a mere Go figure. Meanwhile, the EeePC has successfully replaced that laptop for many of my quick carries where I only need Internet, maybe office, maybe a media player, and prefer not to break my arm.

That way I can save the more expensive laptop and its battery for the extended business trips where I might actually want a DVD player, edit documents extensively, or to open AutoCAD Viewer. Nobody is suggesting that you or anyone else pretend this is a full featured laptop, nor are you required to buy one.

The first time a device like this limits your task at hand, you grumble. The second time, you want to toss it against a wall. You are badly confused about laptop pricing structures. The trade-off here is smaller screen and reduced storage capacity in exchange for the convenience of fast boot times and easy portability.

Thought not. Perhaps you need to play Crysis and render the next Pixar release on the train? They invariably end up being hot, heavy, and afllicted with ailments such as irritating levels of fan noise and premature component failures. If you ever have the misfortune of dropping one — even while powered down and closed — the added weight means more opportunities to break something expensive.

Nice one. It fits into my courier bag and I barely think about it until I need it. Want sat nav, digital TV, whatever new wireless standard comes out next year? No problem buy a. Try that with your Palm, Nokia N or clie, things get ugly, expensive and often non-existant. A larger screen would be better for browsing, but the one it has is actually better than you might think and is quite usable.

I had a 2GB memory module spare. As for very low power. For what exactly? It can certainly do The Sims 2 really well. You can photoshop if you really want to. Yet many of you will spend the same amount for a high-end ipod that does a fraction of all this. I would have thought the point of such a device is obvious. I suppose for some folks it would, but for someone like myself, I would consider it an extension of another computer that I can take effortlessly from place to place and then sync up to my server or main computer.

It has very low power, at a very low size, and a decently low price. So a Canadian quarter is worth In the case of a notebook, the DC-DC converters inside are always outputting fixed low-voltages, so in theory, a higher starting voltage can be cycled farther down than a lower starting voltage. It has a few flaws, but ASUS' newest mini-notebook delivers the familiarity of Windows and good performance at a very low price. The first ASUS Eee PC took the world by storm because of its low price, ultra-light weight, fast performance, and easy-to-use, tabbed menu system.

But while the Linux edition of this machine was fairly intuitive, consumers are simply more comfortable with Windows, which can run many more popular applications. We wish it had more storage space, and we have few other minor complaints, but we still recommend this mini-notebook as a take-anywhere secondary computer.

Our review system was done up in Pure White, which features a pearly, low-luster finish that is impervious to fingerprint smudges. Measuring 8. The white keyboard keys are tiny, but the action is firm, and the touchpad is conveniently located in the center of the undersized palm rest.

Cursor control was smooth, but the silver mouse buttons were not as responsive as we'd like.