Comments on: Why I bought an Asus Eee PC 900 http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/ The portfolio of Thord Daniel Hedengren Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:29:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kate http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-1606 Kate Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:22:11 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-1606 I bought my eeePC second-hand thru eBay and I too was surprised at how easy it was to type. My main computer is my MacBook and it wasn't until I got my eeePC that I realized how much space there is between the keyes on a 'regular' keyboard. The only size problem is that sometimes I hit Return intsead of Shift. My space bar is having issues and because I bought the 12g, the space is split between a 4g and an 8g. The problem is that the 4g is the C drive and there isn't enough room for even Open Office, no matter how hard I defrag. So I'm going back to eBay to resolve both problems and replace the keyboard and up the hard drive size. I use Abyword, which is a free word processing program I found thru the boards at Nanowrimo.org. It works as well as Word and the files are interchangeable. Even thru Office 07. I debated whether to bother upgrading at all until I thought of replacing the keyboard. I use it mostly to write and the main online uses I make of it are to link up to the backups on Google Docs or Evernote. But like you say, it's a killer because it's so portable. I love the fact that I can shove it into almost any bag I own and be Gone. I did get an external booster for the times when a plug is not available. I got a Duracell Mobile 100 which promises to give me 2 extra hours. I haven't had a chance to check it out yet, but I liked it because I could also charge my iPod from it if I needed to. It has a wall-plug and 2 usb outlets so if I needed to, I could charge my phone from it as well. All in all, count me as another happeee user. I bought my eeePC second-hand thru eBay and I too was surprised at how easy it was to type. My main computer is my MacBook and it wasn’t until I got my eeePC that I realized how much space there is between the keyes on a ‘regular’ keyboard. The only size problem is that sometimes I hit Return intsead of Shift.

My space bar is having issues and because I bought the 12g, the space is split between a 4g and an 8g. The problem is that the 4g is the C drive and there isn’t enough room for even Open Office, no matter how hard I defrag. So I’m going back to eBay to resolve both problems and replace the keyboard and up the hard drive size. I use Abyword, which is a free word processing program I found thru the boards at Nanowrimo.org. It works as well as Word and the files are interchangeable. Even thru Office 07.

I debated whether to bother upgrading at all until I thought of replacing the keyboard. I use it mostly to write and the main online uses I make of it are to link up to the backups on Google Docs or Evernote. But like you say, it’s a killer because it’s so portable. I love the fact that I can shove it into almost any bag I own and be Gone.

I did get an external booster for the times when a plug is not available. I got a Duracell Mobile 100 which promises to give me 2 extra hours. I haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, but I liked it because I could also charge my iPod from it if I needed to. It has a wall-plug and 2 usb outlets so if I needed to, I could charge my phone from it as well.

All in all, count me as another happeee user.

]]> By: Michelle http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-1570 Michelle Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:11:42 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-1570 i recently bought a white Asus Eee PC and i am very surprised about the size of this machine. it is very small and lightweight compared to my Toshiba laptop. i recently bought a white Asus Eee PC and i am very surprised about the size of this machine. it is very small and lightweight compared to my Toshiba laptop.

]]> By: Miss Battery http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Miss Battery Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:32:24 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-1345 you bought it for yourself or your child? you bought it for yourself or your child?

]]> By: Thord Daniel Hedengren http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-885 Thord Daniel Hedengren Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:47:58 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-885 I remember looking at the Jornada, actually! I most certainly recommend you to get a netbook, if not an Eee PC then I'd go for the new Dell Mini Inspiron 9, packed with Ubuntu Linux for speed. As far as I've heard, the Mini Inspiron 9 sports a better keyboard than the Eee PC models, so I expect to upgrade to that one in the future. Thanks for your comment and kind words! I remember looking at the Jornada, actually!

I most certainly recommend you to get a netbook, if not an Eee PC then I’d go for the new Dell Mini Inspiron 9, packed with Ubuntu Linux for speed. As far as I’ve heard, the Mini Inspiron 9 sports a better keyboard than the Eee PC models, so I expect to upgrade to that one in the future.

Thanks for your comment and kind words!

]]> By: Nadin abbott http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Nadin abbott Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:38:52 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-884 I'm looking at a netbook. My Macbook is great, but my back and shoulders are starting to give up. Years ago I had an HPC that had an integral keyboard, my favorite of them. It was an early Jornada. It was in some ways a netbook. I write fiction for a living and since I bike round town, I fear if I fall the maccie will die. I also hate to take my maccie on the plane, due to the cost. So readying your reviews is turning me even more into a convert. Linux is not an issue... really, and this does look like that Jornada with a FULL OS. Nadin PS good luck with the writing. I really appreciate the review from a working writer I’m looking at a netbook. My Macbook is great, but my back and shoulders are starting to give up. Years ago I had an HPC that had an integral keyboard, my favorite of them. It was an early Jornada. It was in some ways a netbook.

I write fiction for a living and since I bike round town, I fear if I fall the maccie will die. I also hate to take my maccie on the plane, due to the cost. So readying your reviews is turning me even more into a convert. Linux is not an issue… really, and this does look like that Jornada with a FULL OS.

Nadin

PS good luck with the writing. I really appreciate the review from a working writer

]]> By: Thord Daniel Hedengren http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-880 Thord Daniel Hedengren Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:40:36 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-880 Funnily enough, my support inquiries (regarding Xandros updating to GTK2) have been promptly answered, and not totally out there either. Too bad you're having difficulties though, Charles. You really should make some noise about it! Funnily enough, my support inquiries (regarding Xandros updating to GTK2) have been promptly answered, and not totally out there either. Too bad you’re having difficulties though, Charles. You really should make some noise about it!

]]> By: Charles http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-857 Charles Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:35:41 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-857 I bought a Eee 900 in June, and enjoyed it for two months. One day, I noticed when I hit a key, two characters would come up. Then, I was not able to log in. Suspecting the keyboard had gone malfunctioned, I plugged in a USB keyboard, and sure enough, it worked just fine with an external keyboard. I contacted technical support in ASUS, and was given a cut-and-past text to call a number. I called, once waited for 20 minutes, and the second waited for 30 minutes without any live person on the other end before giving up as I don't have that kind of time during office hours. Finally got a staff asking "do you just want a keyboard?", I replied saying "yes, if I can get one with minimal instruction to install". Did not hear from her again. Emailed again, and got the same cut-and-paste text twice again. All the questions I had in the previous emails were replied by the same cut-and-paste text to call... I had been using Dell computers and notebooks for probably the last 10 years without any problem, and thought this Eee PC to be a fresh change. That turned out to be a mistake. I am willing to pay for my own part and forget about the warranty replacement. In desperation, I looked into ebay and found a bunch of replacement keyboards available. See for yourself http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&sotr=2&satitle=Eee+pc+900+keyboard&sacat=58058%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=90703&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp= I am buying the keyboard myself, and forget about wasting more time in the dysfunctional company. I would never buy anything from a company that cannot even produce a reliable device as simple as keyboard. Hope you have better luck on your Eee PC than I have with mine... I bought a Eee 900 in June, and enjoyed it for two months. One day, I noticed when I hit a key, two characters would come up. Then, I was not able to log in. Suspecting the keyboard had gone malfunctioned, I plugged in a USB keyboard, and sure enough, it worked just fine with an external keyboard. I contacted technical support in ASUS, and was given a cut-and-past text to call a number. I called, once waited for 20 minutes, and the second waited for 30 minutes without any live person on the other end before giving up as I don’t have that kind of time during office hours. Finally got a staff asking “do you just want a keyboard?”, I replied saying “yes, if I can get one with minimal instruction to install”. Did not hear from her again. Emailed again, and got the same cut-and-paste text twice again. All the questions I had in the previous emails were replied by the same cut-and-paste text to call…

I had been using Dell computers and notebooks for probably the last 10 years without any problem, and thought this Eee PC to be a fresh change. That turned out to be a mistake. I am willing to pay for my own part and forget about the warranty replacement. In desperation, I looked into ebay and found a bunch of replacement keyboards available. See for yourself http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=bs&sbrftog=1&catref=C6&from=R10&sotr=2&satitle=Eee+pc+900+keyboard&sacat=58058%26catref%3DC6&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=90703&sabfmts=1&saobfmts=insif&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&fgtp=

I am buying the keyboard myself, and forget about wasting more time in the dysfunctional company. I would never buy anything from a company that cannot even produce a reliable device as simple as keyboard. Hope you have better luck on your Eee PC than I have with mine…

]]> By: Thord Daniel Hedengren http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Thord Daniel Hedengren Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:37:05 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-800 Thanks for commenting, Godfrey. You could always get a bigger battery, there are several to choose from that will take you to 4-5 hours at least, without breaking the budget. Thanks for commenting, Godfrey. You could always get a bigger battery, there are several to choose from that will take you to 4-5 hours at least, without breaking the budget.

]]> By: godfrey oakley http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-798 godfrey oakley Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:38:21 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-798 i bought one 4 weeks ago to have a light weight machine that i could use for learning bridge and playing bridge on line--bridgebase.com. fantastic site with all hands playedon the server so you can review with partner and try to findout wht was done right and what was done wrong. it works like a charm. I wanted something cheap and this was $450. 12 g with xp. put office on it and it is going strong. i am touch typing with some difficulty but not as much as i had assumed. batter live 2 to3 hours. would like something longer. no doubt will get a new version one day but for now i have what i wanted and more at sorta half price. i bought one 4 weeks ago to have a light weight machine that i could use for learning bridge and playing bridge on line–bridgebase.com. fantastic site with all hands playedon the server so you can review with partner and try to findout wht was done right and what was done wrong. it works like a charm. I wanted something cheap and this was $450. 12 g with xp. put office on it and it is going strong. i am touch typing with some difficulty but not as much as i had assumed. batter live 2 to3 hours. would like something longer. no doubt will get a new version one day but for now i have what i wanted and more at sorta half price.

]]> By: Thord Daniel Hedengren http://tdhedengren.com/blog/why-i-bought-an-asus-eee-pc-900/comment-page-1/#comment-793 Thord Daniel Hedengren Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:16:09 +0000 http://tdhedengren.com/?p=508#comment-793 It is perhaps a bit slow, and I was aware of the criticism of the 16 GB version. It is probably correct. However, with Linux it really isn't much of an issue, so I'm happy with it. The keyboard is the drawback, besides the default Xandros OS of course, it sucks. I have adapted to the keyboard well enough though, so I won't complain too much. Of course it is cramped, the netbook is small, that's the whole point. :) I got almost 3 hours of it on the train, everything set low, and that's OK. I will however get a better battery, and then it'll be a nice traveling companion. Check out <a href="/fiction" rel="nofollow">my fiction page</a> for some current work! It is perhaps a bit slow, and I was aware of the criticism of the 16 GB version. It is probably correct. However, with Linux it really isn’t much of an issue, so I’m happy with it. The keyboard is the drawback, besides the default Xandros OS of course, it sucks. I have adapted to the keyboard well enough though, so I won’t complain too much. Of course it is cramped, the netbook is small, that’s the whole point. :)

I got almost 3 hours of it on the train, everything set low, and that’s OK. I will however get a better battery, and then it’ll be a nice traveling companion.

Check out my fiction page for some current work!

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