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ASUS Eee PC 900 (Celeron M ULV Processor 900MHz, 1GB RAM)

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List price as of Apr 18, 2008:
S$798

CNET Asia Review

By Rory Reid, CNET.co.uk
Apr 18, 2008

Excellent

8.7

out of 10

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The good: Multitouch mouse trackpad; 8.9-inch display; decent storage.

The bad: Tiny keyboard; no integrated optical drive.

The bottom line: The ASUS Eee PC 900 is a likeable update to the Eee PC 701. We're disappointed its keyboard is still so difficult to use, but the addition of a larger, high-resolution screen, multitouch mouse trackpad and better storage gives it the edge over just about all of its rivals.

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Average User Rating

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Excellent

7.7

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Best UMPC for the price

Jun 1, 2008

Rating: 10 out of 10 (Perfect)
Pros: Bigger screen and performance than the 701
Cons: Hard drive could be larger, quality of material looks cheap
Opinion:
For the price, this is a better choice than the HP mini note 2133 since the Celeron M is more responsive than the VIA. After uninstalling a few programs i.e. works etc. it is perfect for checking email or web surfing on the go. I connect to the internet through my N95 with US 3G via bluetooth (bluetooth dongle connected to my 900) and I get broadband speed anywhere with no cable. It's quick enough to handle MS Office 2003 especially for powerpoint presentations, just plug in a USB flash drive and thanks for having 3 USB ports you have plenty of connectivity options. The battery usually last me 2.5 hours and that is plenty for me. With the built in webcam and mic, it's easy move around the house while using YM or AOL on making calls overseas. Speakers are ok but not as loud as my 701. All in all it's a great UMPC and it does what ... Read more

 

Stylish and Cool

May 29, 2008

Rating: 8 out of 10 (Excellent)
Pros: Stylish and Cool
Cons: nil
Opinion:
It looks so stylish and user-friendly.


 

well done!

May 19, 2008

Rating: 9 out of 10 (Spectacular)
Pros: cheap, fast startup and shutdown
Cons: 4400mAh battery life sucks
Opinion:
amazing device, cheap and lots of functionality. not the fastest around but good enough for internet, word, excel, web programming and maybe some 2D games.

One major spoiler, battery life is bad and power management is not good.

touchpad buttons are a little bit sticky, but touchpad control is quite good

got windows to startup in 25s-30s and shutdown in 10-15s, installed portableapps on the SD and work mostly from there.

 

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ASUS Eee PC 900 (Celeron M ULV Processor 900MHz, 1GB RAM)

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User Discussion

ferdiei: there are few notable upcoming tech worth waiting for: Intel-atom & Wimax, which in 1-2 years time will become ...
vicswift: if you have the money, x61s (using a very low power comsumption CPU, but does not compromise much on processing ...
liewcf: Put MSI Wind en.wikipedia.org... in your consider list. It is the real competitor of Eee PC. I am waiting
jhei: I'm really bothered right now. I considered the HP Compaq mini note as my next buy but up to ...

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