Eee PC - the kiss of doom for tech bloat? By Simon Hurst

Posted by AccountingWEB PM | on Wed, 28/11/2007 - 16:58 6648 2 comments

What would you say to £183 for operating system, office suite and the ultraportable notebook to run them on? Have we reached a vital turning point in the future of technology?

A year that saw the release of a vastly capable and complex operating system and the most feature-rich suite of Office applications has also welcomed a sub-£200 ultra-portable notebook that's making the running for IT product of the year.

Microsoft Vista costs £180 for the most basic version, Microsoft Office 2007 costs from about £300.

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I have one of these

garyging | Thu, 29/11/2007 - 08:40 | Permalink

As long as you accept the limitations due to the size of the screen then it is a fantastic piece of kit.

The build quality is exceptional for the price and after showing it to a couple of people in the office they have also bought one. It is perfect if you are off site and you need to access the internet/email or work on some documents.

I replaced the 512Mb memory for 1Gb (£12) and installed XP on it and it performs brilliantly. The 4Gb SSD isn't a problem as I have an 8Gb SD card installed in the built in SD card reader, not to mention my 8Gb USB stick.

I'll admit that I'm a gadget freak and have bought many things over the years, but this is one of the best purchases I've made.

Asus

jrf | Fri, 21/12/2007 - 15:39 | Permalink

Does anyone know if it is possible to use a 3g data card with usb with this as it comes with Linux.
No one seems to be able to give an answer

I think it is a fantastic piece of kit but use a data card a lot.