Asus Eee PC 900

A few months ago Steve and I decided to buy one of these cute little netbooks for each of us.  We both wanted a smaller laptop and the price was right.  The ones that we bought are refurbished and we got them at a Pre-Christmas sale for $145 each.  They are tiny, but powerful, just what we wanted.

The reality of them is a little less than what we wanted though.  They are quite small and powerful, but the size is what we have the most problem with.  I’ve got rather small hands, but the keyboard is so small that it makes touch typing very difficult.  When I’m trying to write a blog, like this one right here, I’ll end up mispelling words more than normal, siply becuase my fingers are reaching to far for the right key.  LOL  It’s actually kiinda funny, but irritating sometimes too.

The other thing that I don’t like is that the screen is very small.  It makes my regular laptop screen look like a humongous wide screen.  Most of the webpages that I read on the netbook have to be scrolled quite a bit to read a full page.   Maybe I’ a little lazy on something like that, but I don’t want to have to scroll through every web page I’m reading.

However, the good things about this tiny little dynamo do outweight the negatives.  It’s very powerful, and can handle most source or ram hungry programs.  I can run my tweet deck on this thing without it slowing down at all.  Sometimes I’ll have my little netbook in my office set up just to keep an eye on tweetdeck for the conversations going on.

With a 900 ghz prossesor, 160 gb of hd space, and 1 g of ram, this is a very good little netbook.  It also comes with a built in webcam into the monitor.  I would highly recommend this little netbook for anyone who needs a very portable laptop but with the same amount of power as a bigger one.  It can fit into any purse or book bag, which means it’d be great for a student.

Product Details:

• General
  • System Type     Netbook
  • Built-in Devices     Stereo speakers, wireless LAN antenna
  • Width     8.9 in
  • Depth     6.7 in
  • Height     1.3 in
  • Weight     2.5 lbs
  • Color     Shiny black
• Processor
  • Processor     Intel Atom N270 / 1.6 GHz
  • Cache Memory
  • Type     L2 cache
  • Installed Size     512 KB
• RAM
  • Installed Size     1 GB
  • Technology     DDR2 SDRAM
  • Form Factor     SO DIMM 200-pin
• Storage
  • Hard Drive     160 GB
• Card Reader
  • Type     Card reader
  • Supported Flash Memory Cards     SD Memory Card,
  • MultiMediaCard, SDHC Memory Card
• Display
  • Display Type     8.9″ TFT
  • Max Resolution     1024 x 600 ( WSVGA )
  • Widescreen Display     Yes
  • Features     LED-backlit
• Audio
  • Audio Output     Sound card
  • Audio Input     Microphone
• Notebook Camera
  • Camera Type     Integrated
  • Sensor Resolution     0.3 Megapixel
• Input Device(s)
  • Type     Keyboard, touchpad
• Networking
  • Networking     Network adapter
  • Wireless LAN Supported     Yes
  • Data Link Protocol     Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b,
  • IEEE 802.11g
  • Compliant Standards     IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
• Expansion / Connectivity
  • Expansion Slots Total (Free)     Memory – SO DIMM 200-pin
  • Interfaces     3 x Hi-Speed USB – 4 pin USB Type A 1 x
  • headphones – output – mini-phone 3.5 mm 1 x microphone -
  • input – mini-phone 3.5 mm 1 x display / video – VGA – 15 pin HD
  • D-Sub (HD-15) 1 x network – Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX -RJ-45
• Power
  • Power Device     External
  • Battery Technology     4-cell
  • Installed Qty     1
  • Capacity     5200 mAh
  • Run Time (Up To)     5 hour(s)
• Operating System / Software
  • OS Provided     Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
  • Environmental Standards – EPEAT Compliant     EPEAT Silver