Asus Eee PC 4G (701)

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15802553.post-39547479531554843102008-01-14T21:02:00.000+10:002008-01-14T21:33:27.405+10:002008-01-14T21:33:27.405+10:00Asus Eee PC 4G (701)Today I purchased a <a href="http://eeepc.asus.com/global/">Asus Eee PC 4G</a> from the local <a href="http://www.myer.com.au/">Myers</a> department store (Sunshine Plaza). The only colours they had were black and white. I didn't want to be mistaken for jumping on the iWagon so I got the black one. It happens to look identical to my work laptop, a black LG LS70 Express, so I have a matching pair of portables :/ So far I've played around with the default OS - <a href="http://www.xandros.com/">Xandros</a> with the K Desktop Environment installed along with a custom Asus application launcher. I have also installed a live version of eeexubuntu onto a USB stick (Myers threw in a 2GB Toshiba USB stick for nothing, valued at $28AUD) and it ran fine in its 'live' mode. I will get a 2/4GB Secure Digital card to install xubuntu onto and then set up a dual boot with Xandros. That way I can use Xubuntu for my work and Xandros to demo it to the uninitiated. I'm not going to go into details about its performance etc - plenty of reviewers out there already demonstrating that and I agree with their findings. I can confirm that the build quality is good and that it will probably handle rough treatment a lot better than other notebooks - or most 'non-ruggidised' portable electronic device for that matter. I'm looking forward to setting this up as a my ultra-portable network tool. Testing wireless will be made a lot easier, also cheaper than those dedicated PDA based wifi test units. I can also do my usual router configuration using a USB serial adapter and its 10/100 network adapter. I will consider the purchase of a long life battery when they become available - they apparently add a lot of extra bulk to the package but it would be worth it for extended trips or major network problems. A Wikipedia article describes the various details of the Eee PC range can be found <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee">here</a>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AgzNMBDeTpw/R4tHycj4_zI/AAAAAAAAAb8/5Z-r0NSh9Uo/s1600-h/R0012811.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AgzNMBDeTpw/R4tHycj4_zI/AAAAAAAAAb8/5Z-r0NSh9Uo/s320/R0012811.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155293130441424690" border="0" /></a> Asus Eee PC size compared with Sony Ericsson P1inaturalnetworkshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03412612471060657694noreply@blogger.com3