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First Full Review of New Asus Eee PC 900

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the several-hundred-more-than-before dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After months of rumors, the new 8.9in screen Eee PC is out in the open and the first review is online. As well as the larger screen you get 1GB RAM, 20GB Storage and a multi-touch touchpad. It costs more than the old Eee PC, but it definitely sounds like it's worth the extra cash." I always thought the appeal of the original was the ridiculously low price, coupled with the ease of hacking. Not sure if the sequel will meet that challenge.

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  1. Re:xp? by Scubaraf · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you add a bigger screen, upgrade the processor, double the RAM and quadruple the drive space it cost a bit more. But definitely worth the extra money!

  2. Swell... by DoofusOfDeath · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a new low for /. when "First!" appears in a story title.

    1. Re:Swell... by xLittleP · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was gonna say that I'm impressed by the fact that we've evolved as a community to the point where no one is automatically imagining Beowulf clusters of these... What paradox is this?!?

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  3. Re:xp? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's that thing sailing clear over your head

  4. Who wrote this? by sltd · · Score: 5, Funny
    From TFA:

    Yes the price is higher than the previous model, but I personally believe that the Eee PC 900 still represents staggering value for money.

    Thank you, Miss Teen South Carolina.
  5. Why Linux isn't popular by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I personally believe that American kids in such as in Europe and South Africa don't have Linux because they don't have ISOs.

  6. Re:xp? by randallman · · Score: 3, Funny

    So you bought an eeepc for $300 then spent another $200 for Windows XP?

  7. Re:the photos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I'm 6'5" tall and have big hands. As I type this on my Asus 701 4G I can say I've had no problems with keyboard size. For what I do with the laptop it just works.

    Screen isn't too big of an issue either. For sitting in meetings and taking notes it wins hands down compared to other laptops. I wish I had this when I was taking college courses and lugging around that old Dell Inspiron 8000. This thing would have blown that out of the water back then. Mum, is that you?
  8. Optical drive, wut? by gumpish · · Score: 2, Funny

    all the XP drivers are included on the DVD you get which is also the restore disk for the base linux install.
    And what, praytell, does one do with said DVD in the event one wishes to restore the Linux install?

    Set it on top of the keyboard and wait for osmosis to kick in?
  9. Re:Wrong by Random+Destruction · · Score: 3, Funny

    Has America gotten so fat and lazy that 6 to 8 lbs is considered a huge burden? I have a 15" notebook from 2001 and it's carrying case is no bigger than a standard messenger bag as well.. Are you so fat and lazy that your notebook only weighs 6 to 8lbs? I have an old luggable that weighs 20 lbs. And its carrying case is no larger than a large briefcase.

    Stop eating and get a real computer, fatass.
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  10. Re:the photos by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Simnilar;ly, Iu alseo havce lkatrfge fiungerts, amnd nop troiuyblke tuypinbg omn m,y Eere PCV!@

  11. Re:Wrong by manifoldronin · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not sure why you'd bring your laptop with you while shopping... what use would you have for it while shopping? I think he meant "I bring my laptop with me while shopping with wife".

    And I totally dig that.

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  12. Re:Wrong by Jardine · · Score: 5, Funny

    Are you so fat and lazy that your notebook only weighs 6 to 8lbs? I have an old luggable that weighs 20 lbs. And its carrying case is no larger than a large briefcase.

    Luxury. I carry around a full-sized tower under my left arm, an NEC 21" CRT monitor under my right arm, and an IBM model M keyboard on a specially designed carrying attachment on my penis.

  13. Re:Wrong by glittalogik · · Score: 2, Funny

    specially designed carrying attachment I believe the technical term is 'boner.'
  14. Re:Wrong by ariefwn · · Score: 2, Funny

    can you all please shut the fuck up!.. this cray is hurting my back..

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