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EeePC: First Look

By marv - Posted on 21 February 2008

I just dropped by the local computer store, Dojani & Schreiber's, and had my first test run of the Asus ultra-portable EeePC. The best way to describe it is: Wow!

This thing definitely does not look like a toy (as some of the screenshots on websites may suggest). It feels robust, and a bit heavier than expected. The next thing that impressed me was boot time: It took only around 10 seconds to have the system up and running. I asked the sales-person if the PC had just come out of sleep mode, but he assured me that it was a normal boot, and that the speed was due to the "simplicity" of the system.

Although the screen is tiny it doesn't actually feel so small. The resolution works out much better than expected. I booted Firefox, and the amount of screen space seemed feasible for most web surfing. I was again impressed by the speed it took to launch the browser. After only a few seconds Firefox was up and running. It actually seemed faster than launching Firefox on my Mac! I read reports about Firefox taking up to half a minute to launch. I launched Firefox numerous times, but it always came up very quickly.

I also wondered about how difficult it was to install new software. For instance, a could not find a console program, though I may have just missed it. I did find a Software Installation program that looked somewhat like a package manager, though all controls were grayed out (most probably because it requires admin access). 

I asked about the very XP-looking theme installed. The sales-dude told me that it was to help windows users feel at home. He then offered to preinstall XP on one, if I ordered. I declined. I also asked how long it would take to get one of these babies if ordered now. He told me it would be "around 2 weeks." Colors black and white only, and no more than 4GB of solid state disk. He then made a somewhat unexpected comment: "We hear that in the 3rd quarter of 08, we will get models with over 8GB SSD and bigger screens." Well, well, I guess I'll hold back on the purchase for now then.

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