16 Responses to “Asus EePC / RM Minibook”

1. Rupert Japlit
   December 13th, 2007 @ 4:11 am

   I just wanted to respond to the video that John posted (which involves Andrew Brown). Thanks much for this post. I watched you guys keenly and listened well to your review of the ASUS EeePC. I’d just like to say that I was so impressed by your demo and comments. That I went out and bought one a few hours after watch the video. Thanks for the detailed review.

   I am extremely happy with this device and am using it extensively now at work and at home

   And kudos to ASUS for such a wonderful device. This is perfect for the road warrior indeed!

   Rupert Japlit
   Marketing & Sales Practitioner
   Manila, Philippines

2. John Connell
   December 13th, 2007 @ 1:44 pm

   You beat me to it, Rupert – I’m hoping to get hold of one in January. John

3. AB
   December 20th, 2007 @ 3:57 pm

   Why didn’t I get that commissioning fee worked out

   Just so that you know, curiously ‘PC World’ has them in stock – even though they are pretty much impossible to find anywhere else on the planet at the moment!

4. John Connell
   December 20th, 2007 @ 4:49 pm

   Shhh…!! Don’t tell anyone until I’ve had a chance to find one…

5. Alex
   December 24th, 2007 @ 12:59 pm

   I need a good portable laptop to use for my school work. If i write a document on the Asus eeepc will windows xp support the document?

   Thanks, Alex

6. John Connell
   December 24th, 2007 @ 3:57 pm

   Alex – the EePC comes bundled with OpenOffice, which creates documents that are campatible with Microsoft Office, so you would have no problem moving files from the Asus to a Windows environment. John

7. Ezra
   December 26th, 2007 @ 11:02 pm

   Hey! im writing this on one of those pc’s apart from its using windows. It works perectly apart from the sound driver wont install, have no idea why. Have you tried installing windows? if so did you encounter any simlar problems. Oh and if you dont have one yet XD and your looing for one, try Toys R us!
   Thanks.

8. Julie
   December 27th, 2007 @ 4:55 pm

   I have just been into a Toys R Us store to see if they had any stock of the Asus eee PC left and I was told that all stores are getting stock this coming Saturday (29th Dec) Can’t wait to get my hands on one after reading the reviews!

9. Vic
   January 6th, 2008 @ 8:39 pm

   I just bought the EEE Pc and it really is fast and easy to operate. The only issue so far is if I plug in a USB device or SD card I get an error saying I ‘Don’t have enough permissions’ . Any ideas out there?

10. luke
    January 17th, 2008 @ 10:00 am

    You musn’t be logged in as a user who doesn’t have
    privledges

11. Paul Scott
    January 19th, 2008 @ 2:07 pm

    Just received one of these to play with from my boss. Looking to do a trial with them in my LA in a few months. I have the Linux model with 4GB hard drive and it works really well. Quick to boot and the basic open office suite is available. The great thing about these machines is the wireless connectivity to the Net using Firefox. Haven’t found a site yet that it can’t handle. We are looking at these as a cost effective device for KS2 children. If you buy in bulk the price goes down to around £160 per unit. This is then about £2 a week for parents for a couple of years and then every child owns one. With lots of resources and applications now becoming web based this could be a really useful device for pupils to use on daily basis; why slow it down and bump up the price with loading XP?

12. John Connell
    January 19th, 2008 @ 7:56 pm

    I agree, Paul, stick with Linux! I intend to get hold of one within the next week or so, mainly to allow me to work while travelling economy around the world.

13. Richard
    February 7th, 2008 @ 6:24 pm

    Does anyone know whether Asus will be producing a 10″ screen for the eepc? I’ve read about it in various places.

14. Andrew Brown
    February 21st, 2008 @ 9:36 pm

    Richard – Asus themselves have pretty much scorched that rumour. They will be producing an 8″ version with the same resolution (800×460), and then an 8.9″ version with a higher resolution (1024×600) – expect them 2nd/3rd quarter 2008 respectively.

15. John Connell
    February 22nd, 2008 @ 12:18 am

    Thanks for the gen, Andrew.
    John

16. carlota
    September 23rd, 2008 @ 5:49 am

    asus eepc is first sold in philippines for about 250 UK pounds on 2007.. now, it has dropped to about 160 UK pounds.. i’m waiting for it to drop some more then i could finally afford to buy one. aheeheeh.

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