Home > Consumer Reviews > ASUS Eee PC 900 16G (8.9" Display, Intel Mobile CPU, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, Linux) Pearl White

I have owned a bunch of laptops. This one is the coolest. I have the 16gig Linux box.
Works great, boots in about 28 secs. Pretty much all you need on a basic level comes with it.
Word processing etc... I have not even really touched on all the free apps.
You can do some serious geeking out with this thing or not. It can just be simple.
The wireless is a bit funky to make work at first but if you do have issues there is a ton of info online. Oh, for what it is worth I am a Test Engineer. I test games. Hardware and software...
I break stuff for a living. :o) I can tell you the eeepc is solidly built no issues so far after using it for about a month 4 hours a night at least. One thing I was surprised about was the sound. It is way better then you would think such a small system could do for the price. I use streaming radio a lot and drag this thing all over the house. Its like taking a small radio with you. So cool! The camera is great too. Really one of the few things I have bought in my life that I have no real complaints about.

I researched this buy for about 2 months - looked at reviews and compared prices. I've had the computer for a couple of weeks, used it every day, and am writing this review on it now from my hotel room. It has done everything as advertised. It is functional, easy to use and LITE!! I travel extensively and it helps me to stay connected. I hunt and peck as I type, so the keyboard is no real problem for me. I was intrigued by the Linux OS and it provides everything a basic user needs, though I will likely upgrade to Ubuntu in the near future.

Only problem I have noted is battery life. (If the battery lasted longer and it had Ubuntu as the OS it would be a 5).

I have no problems recommending this sub-notebook, I'm extremely happy with it.

The Asus Eee PC has been exactly what I intended it to be. It's a breeze to set up, and very easy to use. The main function that I use it for is Internet browsing on the go. It is so simple to throw it in my bag and take it along with me so that I have access to the Internet at coffee shops and hotels no matter where I travel to.

It's not meant to be a fully-functioning PC, so if that is what you are looking for then look somewhere else. However, if you need a surprisingly versatile little machine that enables you to travel lightly and still have access to the Internet, then this is the buy for you!

The Eee PC is affordable, durable, and easy to use. I looked at some of the other options, but ended up choosing this one. I don't regret it at all. Btw, the Linux model is the way to go. Why pay more for Windows when you have so much functionality built into the Linux model for free?

Thank you Asus!

this is a great product... a "regular" computer takes me about a day to get set up and working.. the eee linux is easy to turn on and took about 10 minutes to get set up..

our company uses this for instore audits and simple tasks.
as long as you use the many great built-in applications, then you will love this computer, too.

the only difficulty is having other app's not designed to work with linux work with the eee. there is an eee user's
forum which helps with this.. but success is not assured.

if you are looking at lots of other app's, then look at the windows xp version and shut off updates as they make the computer longer to shut down.. i prefer linux as it's simpler and a bit faster..

i am very impressed with the eee.. and so far love it even more than its competitors..

I have two good laptops already, and usually take one or both on our many vacations. The older is a 15" windows from hp, and it works just fine, and has slots for our camera flash memory. Since we are mac people, we also bought a newer macbook, which is really a delight. Now we leave soon on a trip by sea land and train and we want to travel light, which is why I bought the ASUS notebook. I chose this model because it is the cheapest. After reading reviews, I was glad to note that my unit came with the 5400 MAH battery and the 1,3 Mpix camera. I rather favor Linux over windows because it is UNIX-like and I have a lot of professional experience with UNIX. However, the guts are well hidden by the ASUS GUI which makes the usual tasks easy. It accommodated my mouse, printer, SD flash, USB hard and flash drives without intervention. The only peripheral it would not work with was a Bluetooth dongle. My tests on the battery indicates loss of capacity if left in, but no loss if taken out. I was disappointed that gcc was absent as i wanted to add a GPS interface. A procedure from a eee-pc forum did not work. I may have more to write after I have used it on the ship, car , bus, and train.