asus eee ultra mobile notebook

Echo · Post by **Echo** » 01 October 08 10:36 am

Want 3G connectivity?

http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-237533.html

CanSolo · Post by **CanSolo** » 01 October 08 11:30 pm

team unicycle wrote:CanSolo - which one are you actually recommending here? One is the top and the other the best.
CanSolo wrote:The 1000H is definitely currently the top of the Netbooks that are out there.
CanSolo wrote:The HP Mini 2133 looks pretty, has Vista, and larger keys than most, and actually looks the best of what I have seen.
I see the EEE 700 is now going for $275 as MSY.

I didn't make it clear, purely on how it looks, not on it's performance the HP Mini 2133 visually looks the best. Although with the use of Vista, at least HP won't have to adjust their netbook lineup too much, as MS doesn't allow dual core Atoms to be licenced to XP Home for these netbooks, so it's Linux or Vista for the Atom Dual Core N330 chips when they make their way into netbooks, or more likely than not the Eee Box style of extremely small desktops

The Coffee's · Post by **The Coffee's** » 04 October 08 12:03 am

2 weeks ago I received my Acer Aspire One 9.5inch screen, 1.6atom processor, 1gig ram,120gig HD. This is a great unit and having XP installed was my main reason for choosing this over the HP with Vista.
This unit set my bank balance back $599 after $100 cashback and has a 3 year pick up and return warranty.
The only thing this unit lacks is bluetooth but a $7 dongle has solved the problem and it connects nicely to the Holux receiver.
With plenty of room I have installed Office07, GSAK, Discover Aus, Garmin City Navigator, Ozi Explorer and 5gigs of maps, UBD Australian city streets, UBD regional towns and country, 2008 Digital Natmaps, Tom Tom 8, Hema Desert, Hema Australia 4wd Raster maps, Wheris Australia 14, C4 marine-6gigs, etc etc and plenty of spare room.
I have given this unit some rough treatment over these two weeks and it has performed excellently.
http://www.acer.com.au/acer/akc/marcom. ... n&current=&

team unicycle · Post by **team unicycle** » 04 October 08 7:21 am

Mr.Coffee and the Clan wrote: The only thing this unit lacks is bluetooth but a $7 dongle has solved the problem and it connects nicely to the Holux receiver.

What BT dongle did you get? The one I bought doesn't (seem to) support the serial port profile.

The Coffee's · Post by **The Coffee's** » 04 October 08 11:22 am

I will try to upload a few pics of the bluetooth dongle but I can say it is transparent blue with a red led inside the back corner. I tried one that has a little antenna that flips up and is the one that most sellers at the computer swap meets try to sell you but it doesn't work.[/img]

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 04 October 08 2:12 pm

I got one of these for MBL's EEE 900, mainly so it could stay plugged in all the time for use with her phone:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.11866

The Coffee's · Post by **The Coffee's** » 04 October 08 11:15 pm

I have just ordered one of the above units, but I did find the same one I currently have on the same site http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.24

The Coffee's · Post by **The Coffee's** » 04 October 08 11:23 pm

Browsing the site they do have some cheap bluetooth units, I will be interested to see what the prices are at the Computer swap meet tomorrow. In the meantime it looks like I will be browsing this site for a while tonight.

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 05 October 08 1:09 am

Mr.Coffee and the Clan wrote:Browsing the site they do have some cheap bluetooth units, I will be interested to see what the prices are at the Computer swap meet tomorrow. In the meantime it looks like I will be browsing this site for a while tonight.

Neat place, isn't it? I've bought a few things there and found their service to be very good. The items get sent from their suppliers, typically in Hong Kong, and usually take a week or two to arrive.

2dudez · Post by **2dudez** » 13 October 08 2:01 pm

Eee PC for $249 at Wow Sight and Sound.
https://shop.1wow.com.au/productcart/pc ... oduct=1280

Only in Pink though!

The Coffee's · Post by **The Coffee's** » 13 October 08 6:26 pm

2dudez wrote:Eee PC for $249 at Wow Sight and Sound.
https://shop.1wow.com.au/productcart/pc ... oduct=1280
Only in Pink though!

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Another site that I will end up surfing for the next two evenings

. Please people stop directing me to interesting gadget sites my wallet can't handle it and I have work to do,

.. come to think of it keep it coming,

Bewilderbeest · Post by **Bewilderbeest** » 20 October 08 1:16 pm

Papa Bear_Left wrote:A couple of weeks ago now I got myself an EEE 1000H to replace a stolen 'ordinary' laptop. $650 for a 10" screen, 80GB hard-drive, 1GB RAM, wi-fi, bluetooth, WinXP.

I have just returned from JB - $598 for a 1000H. Too good to resist, seeing how they only had 3 left at that price.

Mmmm...Eee PC

(Now I've just got to get it home and get all the software installed!)

Echo · Post by **Echo** » 24 October 08 12:22 am

What makes the Eee better than the Acer Aspire.
Bear in mind that some of us (me) are not computer savvy.

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 24 October 08 12:46 am

Echo wrote:What makes the Eee better than the Acer Aspire.
Bear in mind that some of us (me) are not computer savvy.

There's really little to separate most of the current crop of netbooks!

They tend to have the same processor (Atom), running at the same speed (1.6GHz), with the same amount of memory (1GB) and the same screen resolution (1024x600) The hard drive size varies from 80GB to 160GB, which probably doesn't matter much, and the battery life is a big differentiator (3 cell/3-4 hours vs 6 cell/6-7 hours)

One think I've seen written about the Asire is that it's not very stable (tends to fall backwards), which is something to try for yourself with a display model.

There might be more accessories for the EEEs, but there's not many that are all that specific other than some cases.

So, if you get a good deal on one or the other, you'll probably be as happy with one as with the other!

nibbler · Post by **nibbler** » 24 October 08 2:48 pm

catch of the day eeePC

white $498 black $518.00

http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/

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