![]() |
|
|||||||
| Computer hardware, software, networking and internet Discuss Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC...Saw a client using one of these yesterday & have to say I was quite impressed with it :- Buy the ... |
|
Welcome to the Pixalo Photography Community. As a Guest you are free to browse the site, but see what extras you get as a Member here.
|
|
|
![]() |
|
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
#1 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 14,909
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
Saw a client using one of these yesterday & have to say I was quite impressed with it :-
Buy the Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC online from PC World. Anyone else own one ? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#2 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK
Posts: 8,999
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
Should appeal to Silkstone
![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#3 (permalink) |
|
Feet under the table
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 3,415
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
It does appeal to me
but I have enough gadgets at the moment.They're a lot cheaper at Laptops Direct. Go for the 4GB version, not the 2GB. My wife is into computers at Huddersfield University and they have bought quite a few of these. They are surprisingly good, although a slightly larger screen wouldn't go amiss for web browsing. The current ones run Xandros Linux. Asus are supposed to be bringing out a Windows version as well, and you can actually put XP on them now. However, this is not recommended because (of course!) Windows slows it down quite a lot. If you can live with Xandros, that's ideal for it. Go for black rather than white - white gets grubby quickly. My birthday is in six weeks. ![]()
__________________
"I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers" - Mahatma Gandhi |
|
|
|
|
|
#4 (permalink) |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 971
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
With only a 2GB hard drive I am curious what software it had installed. Not Vista I assume
![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#5 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK
Posts: 8,999
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
|
|
|
|
|
|
#6 (permalink) |
|
Feet under the table
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 3,415
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
Aye, that's right. It includes Firefox, Open Office and all the software you need to do routine stuff like e-mails and making tea.
There's even a built-in webcam, and the keyboard is quite usable.To give you some idea how bloated Windows is (and no, I'm not trying to start a war - this is just 'out of interest' ) backing up the system and all installed software on my (Ubuntu) Linux machine, including configuration files (but not data), takes up 1.5GB. I have a complete disk image (again, excluding data files) on a 2GB USB stick.Xandros has less eye candy than Ubuntu Linux and needs even less space, so 2GB is OK but I'd go for the 4GB version. |
|
|
|
|
|
#7 (permalink) |
|
Forum Regular
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Just south of Glasgow, Scotland
Posts: 788
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
They're talking about releasing a Windows XP version soon... it'll cost a bit more but, paired with a 4GB / 8GB drive, it would be an attractive proposition for press and sports photographers who need to wire shots in short order using PhotoMechanic or Breeze Browser etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#8 (permalink) |
|
Feet under the table
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Silkstone Common, Yorkshire, UK
Posts: 3,415
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
You can install XP on the current ones, but the downside is that it slows the machine down quite a bit.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#9 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 14,909
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
Also has "wireless" built in
|
|
|
|
|
|
#10 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: An Englishman living in Germany
Posts: 16,158
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
|
|
|
|
|
|
#11 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 14,909
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
& I saw you more as a Radiio 4 "Archers" man
![]() |
|
|
|
|
|
#12 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK
Posts: 8,999
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
|
|
|
|
|
|
#13 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: An Englishman living in Germany
Posts: 16,158
![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
|
|
|
|
|
|
#14 (permalink) |
|
Pixalo Crew
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Peak District
Posts: 9,691
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Asus EeePC 2GB Handheld PC
Knew you needed all the help you could get - great to see you acknowledging it - it's the first step to rehabilitation!
![]() Must admit that I've been tempted by the Asus - can see how it'd be useful in all kind of 2ndary roles, and it's had pretty good writeups. Roll on more powerful processors and more flash memory |
|
|
|