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Asus Eee PC 4G (7" Screen, 800 MHz Intel Celeron Processor, 512 MB RAM, 4 GB Hard Drive, Linux Preloaded) Galaxy Black | 
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| Brand: Asus
Category: Personal Computer
List Price: $596.65
Buy New: $399.99
You Save: $196.66 (33%)
New (9) from $399.99
Rating:  96 reviews
Sales Rank: 14
Color: Galaxy Black
Media: Personal Computers
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: Linux
CPU Manufacturer: Intel
CPU Speed: 0
CPU Type: Intel Xscale PXA250
Processors: 1
System Memory: 512
Memory Type: DIMM
Hard Drive Size: 4
Floppy Disk Drive: None
Modem: None
Display Size: 7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.3 x 8.9 x 0.8
Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: EEEPCBLACK
Model: 90OA01A20112111U125Q
UPC: 884840175223
EAN: 0884840175223
ASIN: B000YEMKGY
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Dimensions WxDxH - 8.86" x 6.30" x 0.79" ~ 1.26" | | • | Weight - 2.0 lbs | | • | Processor - Intel Mobile CPU | | • | Display Type -- 7" Wide | | • | Display Resolution -- 800x480 (~WVGA) |
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Product Description
Play, relax, and entertain on the go with shock-proof design. At 7" and weighing only 2lbs, you can take the Eee PC anywhere. Bumps and shocks are no longer issues. With a dependable solid-state disk, you get unparalleled shock-protection and reliability. Power-efficient design provides longer operating time when on the go. With a rapid start-up time, the Eee PC is always ready to get into action. No technical manual required with the specially designed, user-friendly and intuitive graphic interface. You're always connected with built-in WiFi 802.11 b/g that automatically detects and connects to the Internet at any hotspot. The Eee PC includes the documents and the e-mails software, and a suite of other productivity software to help keep you on track. Upload photos and videos and share them instantly on Flickr or YouTube without waiting till you get home. Enjoy music and videos with extensive support for a wide range of digital multimedia. Log on to Skype or other network, and you can connect with friends anywhere, anytime. Clear up wire clutter with the built-in card reader, camera, speakers, and microphone. Since it's so easy to use and durable this makes a perfect gift for children. 4GB flash drive Built-in webcam Over 40 built-in applications for learn, work and play Linux based operating system 2 Year Limited Warranty Approximate Unit Weight - 2lbs Windows compatibility but comes with Linux OS only
Amazon.com Product Description
Get the power of a full-sized laptop in the ultra-compact ASUS Eee PC 4G, which offers a full QWERTY keyboard, 7-inch screen, and preinstalled Linux operating system. (This laptop is also compatible with the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.) You'll be able to stay connected to email and the Internet easily thanks to the Wi-Fi LAN (802.11b/g), and communicate via video chat and VoIP with the Webcam integrated into the display's bezel. Because it uses flash memory instead of a hard drive (with 4 GB of storage), the Eee PC is optimal for weathering rough handling and sharing space in overstuffed bags. 
With a rapid start-up time, the Eee PC is always ready to get into action. Note that this product is black, not white as shown in the image. | For the professional, the Eee PC comes with a powerful selection of software to maximize personal productivity--over 40 built-in applications. The Open Office suite of software enables the user to open, edit and create documents, presentations, spreadsheets and databases that are compatible with Microsoft Office. For journalists, photographers and other professionals who need to use a computer in the field to create, to communicate and to collaborate with other colleagues, the Eee PC's combinati on of power, extreme portability and rugged build makes it the ideal computing solution. It's also a great choice for young students, with a built-in Dictionary that's great for homework, and it includes two modes of intuitive graphic user interface design to accommodate both experienced and inexperienced PC users. The Eee PC also handles your digital images, movies, and music as well as Internet radio. 
No technical manual required with the specially designed, user-friendly, and intuitive graphic interface. | Compact and highly portable at just 32 ounces, the Eee PC 4G has a 7-inch wide color TFT LCD with an 800 x 480-pixel resolution (WXGA). Under the hood is a 900 MHz Intel Mobile CPU with integrated Intel graphics processor, 512 MB of RAM (not expandable), and 4 GB of solid-state flash memory. With the dependable solid-state disk, you get unparalleled shock-protection and reliability. In addition to its wireless LAN, it also offers wired Fast Ethernet connectivity. The Eee PC includes software for Web browsing (Firefox), email, OpenOffice 2.0 for creating and editing word processing documents and spreadsheets, and a suite of other productivity software to help keep you on track. You get three USB 2.0 ports, a VGA output for connecting to external monitors, headphone and microphone jacks, and a Secure Digital (SD) memory card slot. The Eee PC measures 8.9 x 6.5 x 1.4 inches, and it weighs 32 ounces. The 4-cell, 5200 mAh battery provides up to 3.5 hours of battery life (depending on usage). It's backed by a 1 year warranty for parts and labor.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 91 more reviews...
 Love it! May 2, 2008
It is as advertised. Perfect for travel when one wants to check email, use internet for checking flights, restaurants, etc. The word processing program is fine for short notes and keeping a log. Keyboard is tiny, but I have small fingers, so it works for me -- an external mouse adds to ease of use and convenience. And it is so cute! Everyone who sees it comments on it. I also purchased the Continental adapters, which makes it great for international travel when one is not doing heavy work requiring lots of computing power. A great value and just fun to use.
 who the heck buys a mac air and why when you can get this May 2, 2008
This is a great ultraportable laptop. Very useful on the road or at home.
Like:
- Very light at 2 lbs, even lighter than the mac air. Even the power adaptor is light. It can fit almost anywhere in your travel bag.
- Power is adequate for what it does. Boot up time is fast, if you stick to Linux it comes with, browsing internet is fast, and good for editing your Office documents with the included Open Office. Open Office by the way can open your Word, Excel, and power point files but if they have some special features in those files, they could look kind of funny when you open them up.
- Flexible with OS. You could install Windows XP in it. Asus provides the needed drivers if you decide to do this.
- 3 USB ports. That is great. I always found less than that to be inadequate. It quicly recognize anything I connect: Portable hard drives, keyboards, mouses.
- VGA connector for external monitor or projector. This is great. You can open your power point presenstation with Open office and do your presentation on the road. You may need to edit your Power Point presentation though as Open office is not 100% compatible.
- Default easy mode Linux it comes with is great for people that are intimidated by the technology and for kids
Don't Like:
- It does get warm
- Battery life could be longer for a laptop that does not use a disk hard drive. I get around 70 minutes of web surfing. There are optional batteries that will extend the life though.
- the 4GB hardrive is adequate for saving some regular stuff, but if you want to take your music collection, you will need to buy an SD memmory card and put it permanently on the card reader. That is what I did and it works fine.
- As expected the keyboard is crammed and only useful for short inputs or quick editing. If you are going to do heavy word processing, then you will need a USB keyboard
- The default easy mode Linux the unit comes with is great for begginners and kids like I said above but it is unflexible to do change to your preference like: do your want smaller icons, change the background, etc. I always like changing the background on my computers. I get bored of looking at the same color set up for too long. There are ways to change the background but now you need to change to a different linux flavor and some familiarity with Linux which I think most people dont have.
Even though I try to be fair by listing the likes and donts, I still think when you put them all in balance, the positives are too great and that is why I give this product four stars.
Great for traveling May 2, 2008
This unit has a very sensitive wireless adaptor. When laptop computers in the area were showing three out of five bars of service, this unit shows 100 percent service. So far it has done everything I expected. It has replaced my laptop when traveling.
Just what I wanted May 1, 2008
For starters, it took me a long time to figure out which EeePc I wanted. My main goal was to create a portable computer art studio so that I could take my art projects with me wherever I went. In the end, I went for the (then) top of the line 4G (non-Surf) model. I knew it's limitations before buying the machine; small keyboard, 512mb RAM, and 4G hard drive, 2 hour battery life. I also knew that I was interested in learning about Linux and that the possibility was there to install Windows XP if I wanted.
Amazingly, the EeePc functioned so well out of the box that I was immediately enamoured with it. My first two impressions were that it was smaller than I anticipated (good) and it was heavier than I expected (bad). However, you soon get used to the EeePc's 2 pound weight and realize that it is extremely lightweight for what it is.
The installed apps on the Linux build were all wonderful but I really wanted to install graphics programs that I use daily, specifically GIMP (2D graphics app much like Photoshop) and Blender (a 3D graphics program). Thanks to the eeeuser.com website, I found out how installing software is done in the Linux world, and unfortunately it isn't all that easy. However, I was eventually able to install the apps I wanted and was VERY happy.
The final component to my portable art studio was to purchase a graphics tablet. I purchased a Wacom Bamboo tablet but found that the EeePc would not recognise this device at all. At the very least, I anticipated that I could use it as a mouse replacement but this was not to be the case. Back to the internet to track down the problem but it was hopeless. I tried my Wacom tablet from work, which did indeed work as a mouse would, but had none of the pressure-sensitive functionality that I was hoping for.
So, I made the decision to switch from Linux to XP, which was pretty painless except for the fact that I needed to purchase an external DVD drive to do it. There are plenty of tutorials to install Windows off a pen drive but I've never had much success with these kinds of mods. Also, I didn't try to create a smaller version of XP with NLite but chose to install the full XP and then prune it down afterwards. Again, the internet was exceptionally helpful as the basic Windows install takes up close to half of the 4G's drive space.
Following some guides I found at eeeuser.com, I was able to prune down my XP install to about 1.3 gigs. This left me room to install Photoshop 7, GIMP, Illustrator 8, Blender, Firefox, an anti-virus program, plus a word processing app as well with a little over a gig of drive space left over. I also purchased a pen drive and installed an SD card for extra storage.
So, I'm now the proud owner of a portable, computer-based art studio that I can carry around in a small carrying case, that weighs next to nothing. Sure I could have purchased a larger laptop for nearly the same price I paid for the EeePc and all the extra stuff I needed to make it function but its size was a main contributing force in my decision to go with this computer. It's not the fastest system in the world but I can take it anywhere I want and know that all my tools are right there when I want them. All in all, I'm extremely happy with my purchase.
This is a Gem... May 1, 2008
I bought this black PC because it was small, great for surfing the Internet, and alot of fun- comes with a protective sleeve and fits in my purse. A couple of suggestions- buy it with Windows XP installed, and get a least 1 Gig of Ram. I am not a computer Geek, and found that Linux was too foreign to me. I ended up having to buy the external hard drive and the Windows 2 XP package. But now I'm in Heaven! It has 3 usb ports and I use the Verizon USB720 to connect to the Internet. More people come up to me and ask where they can get one.
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