Rohan Naravane, Mar 03, 2008 1443 hrs IST
The affordable sub-notebook that took the world by storm is here... and we've got our hands on it
Ultra-portable and ultra-light, attractive looks, good performance, near-perfect customized OS, good battery life, well-priced
Cramped keyboard, mediocre touchpad tap response, low usable storage space
Design and Construction
When I saw the Eee PC in print ads, I imagined the device to be bigger; I realized how small it really is only after I got my hands on it. The Eee PC 4G is available in black as well as white. The white model looks like a shrunk Apple MacBook, and the black one (which we received) has that "business-professional" appeal.
pls let me know the price of above laptop
by Amjith, Kollam, on Jul 10, 2008 04:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
What I am worried is the price! Still in india, it is not become famous. This laptop is not available in ritchi street. Once it get into ritchi st, then I am sure the price may go down tremendously. Now at present this laptop is selling at 17,000 in show room. I am sure that the price may come down to 12000 within 3 to 4 months. what say?
by vignesh, chennai, on May 10, 2008 11:12 AM, Report abuse Reply
Hi, This laptop is very much availble in chennai for Rs.13500 and 16000 for 2GB and 4 GB respectively. Moreover i saw it for 15000 in ebay.
by Anand, Chennai, on Jun 16, 2008 04:59 PM, Report abuse
by Puneet, Mumbai, on Mar 04, 2008 01:51 PM, Report abuse Reply
I wish India implemented the strict rules about software piracy and then it would be fun seeing the expression on your face.
by Viru, New Delhi, on Mar 04, 2008 02:38 PM, Report abuse
u can install windows if u want. Its supported.
by vignesh, chennai, on May 10, 2008 10:58 AM, Report abuse
Eee pc has horizontal scrolling, You have to enable it.
by Sam, Pune, on Mar 18, 2008 03:46 PM, Report abuse Reply
is it visible??? when i see this eee pc, i cudnt see any horizontal scroll.
by vignesh, chennai, on May 10, 2008 10:26 AM, Report abuse
Gr8 agreed. But how dou compensate the lack of cd drive. Do we have cheap external drives here. Well until then....
by Pramod, Cherthala, on Apr 25, 2008 07:00 AM, Report abuse Reply
If other brand like ACER is around 20,000/- with full feature notebook with Celeron, is it worth to buy Asus at 18,000/- with this spec.?
by Baiju Mehta, Vadodara, on Mar 12, 2008 06:00 PM, Report abuse Reply
While this is a great ultra portable- i would much rather wait for the 9inch screen version with 8 GB SSD- which is going to hit the market in 2 months. Incidentally this is available on compare India- for 16k.
by vijayshimla, Shimla 171001, on Mar 04, 2008 08:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
there is nothing as such on compare india,As per company, it will take more time & even at higher prices to hit the market with in 2 Months
by Rakesh, Bhopal, on Mar 07, 2008 10:48 AM, Report abuse
This looks pretty impressive.. i am reading about this just now.. well written article. also i would like to know more info on this on the price and where its available for me to go and check it out etc... i am writing from chennai
by sathish sampath, chennai, on Mar 05, 2008 02:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
We are Authorized for ASUS products In TN, SETHIA INFOTECH .Ph.32982159/42149599/98841-20789
by Pradeep, chennai, on Mar 06, 2008 11:13 AM, Report abuse
wat abt cd write. can we upgrade it with 2gb ram n process. ORrrrr how can we run photoshop coreldraw max cad maya software on this is this capable to run this software if not so can we upgrade it.
by ushant, mumbai, on Mar 05, 2008 11:45 AM, Report abuse Reply
you can connect external USB-based cd/dvd writers! Also you can upgrade to 2 GB if you can tweak the inbuilt OS a bit! The default OS only supports 1 GB but adding support for 2 GB is not a big deal! Although you *might* be able to run 3DMax etc. but please do not buy this machine for that purpose! Its in a different league althogether!
by Pat, Mumbai, on Mar 06, 2008 10:30 AM, Report abuse
Hey Rohan, thanks for a most informative test review. I think you can improve on it if you can tell us of a few hacks that you have tried on it. Like running win xp off a usb drive. An 8gb flash drive is avaliable for 1500rs. With Xp running off a usb drive, the machine would become a killer app. This is very very imp to check out. how soon can you tell us about this? also how much will the slow transfer rate of the usb drive affect the performance in that case?
by madjack, mumbai, on Mar 05, 2008 01:06 PM, Report abuse Reply
Xandros has sold itself to microsoft
by scorpio, new delhi, on Mar 05, 2008 12:48 AM, Report abuse Reply
Can anyone tell me its power consumption? What is the wattage? A standard laptop, say the Dell Inspiron, uses about 70 watts. Also, anyone knows how it compares with the OLPC? Thanks
by Jagadish, Trivandrum, on Mar 04, 2008 05:13 PM, Report abuse Reply
The Poll question "Do you agree with this review?" is logically incorrect. To agree or disagree with a review, I should have used the product myself and formed an opinion. I think the question should be "Did you find this article informative?". My answer: Yes. But, has the HCL laptop with similar features and a 1400 price tag been covered .
by iGamer, calicut, on Mar 04, 2008 04:09 PM, Report abuse Reply
Call SETHIA INFOTECH , ASUS Royal Partner, and for DEMO. Ph.32982159/42149599/98841-20789.
by Pradeep, chennai, on Mar 04, 2008 02:12 PM, Report abuse Reply
As you have mentioned in the screenshots, it shows Skype already installed, you could have tested video and audio conferencing by that, I wonder if you tried to install some packages?
by Viru, New Delhi, on Mar 03, 2008 06:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
Yes, skype 1.4 was pre-installed but unfortunately it did not have the video chat facility, thus couldn't try it out. The 2.0 beta version (released recently) has started support for video though.
by Rohan Naravane, TechTree TechLabs, on Mar 03, 2008 10:45 PM, Report abuse
Thanks for your reply Rohan, you have my vote for one of the most interesting reviews, do post again when you test the webcam quality, I would love to gift one of these to my close ones. Also please provide a feedback if you install any linux packages as how they worked and if you are satisfied with their performance.
by Viru, New Delhi, on Mar 04, 2008 01:12 PM, Report abuse
Call SETHIA INFOTECH , ASUS Royal Partner, and for DEMO. Ph.32982159/42149599/98841-20789.
by Pradeep, chennai, on Mar 04, 2008 12:15 PM, Report abuse Reply
Can a external 80GB usd hard drive can be used ???
by Sajeesh, Bangalore, on Mar 04, 2008 10:22 AM, Report abuse Reply
yes, definitely. As easy as using a pen drive would be.It will drain the battery, though.
by Amit, Hyderabad, on Mar 04, 2008 11:20 AM, Report abuse
Please let me know how this is in comparison with HCL's 7 inch laptop
by swapnil, pune, on Mar 03, 2008 06:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
There are 3 basic differences, 1.it carries weight of 0.92 KG, where as HCL carries 1.5 KG 2. HCL has 2 GB SSD Drive, while Asus Has 4 GB SSD Drive 3. HCL does not carry any VGA Port, while Asus does. It is important for presentaion over LCD Projectors & this feature very much important for Manages, Executives, Students who usally go for power point presantaion regularly. 4. HCL does not carry any Webcam, Asus has 0.3 meagapixel cameraof good quality.
by Rakesh, Bhopal, on Mar 04, 2008 10:19 AM, Report abuse
does it have a connector for an external screen, keyboard
by sudhir aggarwal, delhi, on Mar 04, 2008 03:48 AM, Report abuse Reply
Yes, U can attach LCD, Projectors through VGA port.
by Rakesh, Bhopal, on Mar 04, 2008 10:09 AM, Report abuse
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increase ur hardisk capacity
by akash joshi, malkapur, on Aug 08, 2008 02:53 PM, Report abuse Reply