Now that Mitchell has shared his views, I will share my views on the Eee. The 8 GB drive on my Eee is fine for almost any OS. Once you start using the machine, it becomes clear that the 2, 4 and 8GB drives available are simply not enough. Plus Asus, in their infinite wisdom, [...]
First Two Days Out With The Eee
I wasn’t planning to write about my experience with the Eee this soon but I’m so excited about this thing I just couldn’t wait. Yesterday morning I headed out the door with just the Eee in my bag, leaving the MacBook Pro on my desk at home. While it probably isn’t as good for my [...]
I Bought Myself an Eee
I’ve been fortunate to have the opportunity to test a number of ultra portable machines recently, including MacBook Air, Fujitsu P8010, Toshiba R500, HTC Shift and Fujitsu U1010. Since all these machines have gone back, I’ve realised how nice it was to carry a compact and light laptop, as opposed to my MacBook Pro. Looking [...]
ASUS 1000 Coming?
It looks like all of you ASUS fanboys and girls may soon have even more reason to get excited; not only is there a 901 coming, but according to UMPC Fever, there is possibly a 1000 coming as well. Say Whaaa? ASUS is looking forward to welcoming you during Computex 2008 in Taipei, Taiwan, for [...]
Price Creep Keeps Hitting the ASUS Eee PC
In Software Design and Development I was constantly reminded about something called “scope creep” which can affect developers when making applications. It referred to adding or spending too much time on a particular feature, at the cost of meeting a deadline or budget. It seems ASUS has let this happen to their little Eee PC, [...]
The Winner: The Eee PC 701 8 GB
It was a tough choice, but it all came down to the fact that I was able to buy the machine yesterday from Micro Center – which is where I headed as soon as I had the cash.



