Asus Eee PC

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Taiwan-based Asus has promised to bring a Windowsversion of the Eee PC out before the end of 2007. Why could that be athreat to the Linux version already on the market? The answer isobvious. Consumers are not interested in what operating system a computer isrunning. Unfortunately, they don’t even care all that much about [...]


ASUS names Myer stores for Australian Linux Eee PC push

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The Eee PC has caused a stir in the portablecomputing space, not least because it is the first Linux personalcomputer to make an impact in the mainstream consumer space. Accordingto Asus, the company is selling a Eee PC, which a customised version ofthe Xandros Linux distribution, every six seconds, which equates toabout 100,000 a [...]


Asus increases Eee PC sales forecast by two million

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Asustek (also known as Asus) has revised its expectations for sales of its recently launched Eee PC low cost laptop, increasing sales forecast from three million units to five million. Asus, which recently launched a child-friendly Eee PC, had said it hoped the new line of cheaper notebook PCs would vault it ahead of [...]


Asus responses to Asus Eee PC GNU General Public License Issues

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Dec,13

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Asus says that they have now published all source code to the best of their knowledge on this site . If something is still missing you can contact the Asus support. Asus also announced the upcoming release of the Eee PC SDK. This will allow for development on the Eee PC by the OpenSource community [...]


Green Asus Eee PC 4G Surf appears and ships

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Dec,13

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In Germany eBay is currently the only way to get an Asus Eee PC 4G (import models), as all stores that list it have no inventory. The ones that state a shipping date say that the Asus Eee PC will ship in January of 2008. This is a very disappointing situation, especially since Asus had [...]


Black Asus Eee PC now also from NewEgg

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Dec,13

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It would be good to know when Asus is actually launching the 8G. Asus said that Windows Asus Eee PCs are still coming this year. Will those be 8G? Who knows.


Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe Wi-Fi

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Dec,13

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The other feature of the Asus that stands out is the comprehensive cooling system that links the power regulation hardware to the Northbridge and the Southbridge. During testing the Northbridge cooler ran at about 50 degrees Celsius which is perfectly reasonable but it felt as though most of the heat was coming from the SB600 [...]


Asus Eee PC Pulled Appart Helps You Learn

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Dec,13

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Marek Sokor

Before you continue reading, I’d like to remind you that you should proceed with caution. Disassembling your Asus Eee PC probably voids the warranty, and peeping all of its circuitry and guts is not for the feint at heart. Now that I have that disclaimer out of the way, you really ought to check [...]


Install Windows XP on the Asus Eee PC

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Dec,13

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Marek Sokor

The little seven-inch mini-laptop is learning some new tricks. The Asus Eee PC can now be loaded with Windows XP instead of the custom Linux build that comes pre-installed. This switch makes perfect sense, considering that the Asus Eee PC rocks the same Intel Celeron processor as the Samsung Q1 UMPC. Whether you consider [...]


Kean Price For Dell Vostro Model, Competing With Asus Eee PC

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Dec,13

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Marek Sokor

The Asus Eee PC isn’t the only ultra-affordable computing solution on the market and Dell wants you to know it. They want you to know it so bad that they’ve slashed the price on the Vostro 1000 by nearly 50%. Previously, the company thought that they were giving you a pretty decent deal by [...]