A few days ago Asus posted a teaser for a new tablet that it will unveil at Computex in Taiwan next week. Today it’s a new Eee PC. The company is only showing a silhouette and promising the laptop will be “the next evolution of the Eee PC,” but the new laptop appears to be much slimmer than any Asus…
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A few months ago Active Media released a line of solid state disks designed for Asus Eee PC netbooks. Now the company has updated its lineup to include newm faster SSDs for the Eee PC S101, 900, 900A, and 901. The SaberTooth S3 SSDs have read speeds up to 95MB/sec and write speeds up to 70MB/sec. They come in 16GB,…
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As we’ve reported in the past, while installing OS X on a newer Asus Eee PC model like the Eee PC 901 or 1000H is a relatively simple process, getting all of the hardware to work is a bit trickier. One of the most finnicky bits to get working is audio. Apparently some clever hackers have figured out ways to…
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Want to know what my biggest issue with the original Asus Eee PC 701 was? It wasn’t the small screen or cramped keyboard. No, it was the fact that it took forever for the battery to charge. You’d get about two hours of run time per charge, and then you’d have to plug your computer in for another three hours…
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The state of the netbook is apparently pretty strong. Not only are the tiny laptops taking over the Amazon Sales charts, and hitting the top 10 list at Notebook Review, but they’re generally selling like hotcakes. According to DigiTimes, Asus shipped 1.7 million netbooks in the third quarter of 2008, with 700,000 shipped in September alone. There are a few…
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If you’re like me and you just can’t help trying new things with your netbook, the Foresight Linux development team have just released a mobile version of their distribution. At 530mb, this is no stripped-down distro. You’ll find a wide range of software preinstalled and a Gnome desktop tailored for devices with smaller displays – which Foresight has borrowed from…
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There are some questions that we’ll never have answers for. And there are some that we just never bother asking — until some guy comes along and decides to answer them anyway. For example, can you waterproof an Eee PC by sticking it in a ziploc bag? Apparently yes, yes you can. It should probably go without saying, but I…
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It looks like Asus is slashing the price of the Eee PC 901. Previously you could pick up this 8.9 inch laptop with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, 12GB SSD, 1GB of RAM and Windows XP for about $599. But now Amazon is asking just $499 for the netbook and I’m guessing other retailers will soon follow suit. This isn’t…
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While it’s certainly possible to connect a Linux-based laptop to a 3G wireless connection if you have the right hardware, most mobile operators don’t make it easy. Few offer Linux based connection software, focusing instead on Windows and/or OS X. But Nova Media’s new launch2net aims to make it easier for Eee PC customers to connect their mobile computers to…
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Sure, the Asus Eee PC 1000H has been out for a little while now and you may have already seen an unboxing video or two. But you haven’t seen my unboxing video yet, have you? So check it out: I’ve been playing with the laptop for about a half hour, and so far I’m very impressed. It addresses almost every…
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CNet Taiwan is on a roll this week. First the company got the first hands-on images I’ve seen of the upcoming Lenovo IdeaPad S10. And now they’ve got what appears to be a first look at an upcoming Eee PC model which may be the premium Eee PC S101 we’ve been expecting. If the rumor’s are correct, here’s what we…
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Online shoe retailer Zappos is apparently expanding its operations. If you browse the store’s electronics and computers categories, you’ll find a decent array of cheap subnotebooks like the Asus Eee PC and HP Mini-Note as well as some pricier, more traditional laptop computers. As bloggers Dave Zatz and Kevin Tofel point out, Zappos does appear to be charging a few…
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