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Title: Eee PC 901
Pros: Intel Atom CPU; 8.9-inch screen; battery life; high-speed wireless
Cons: Fiddly, small keyboard
Verdict: The Eee PC 901 is better than its predecessor, the 900. It looks nicer, has a faster, more efficient CPU and better battery life. It's larger and 100g heavier and its keyboard is still too small for our liking, but in many ways it's the pick of the netboo
Summary: The Eee PC 901 is the latest iteration of Asus' mini laptop series and it's faster and better than its predecessor. Coming in Linux or Windows XP versions, it now boasts Intel's Atom N270 CPU, made especially for mini laptops to improve performance and ba
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88/100 |
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Title: How to Buy a UMPC
Pros: Amazing bargain. Designed like a high-end laptop. Integrated webcam. Three USB ports. Good speakers. Xandros Linux is speedy and solid. Comprehensive selection of software.
Cons: Only 4GB of storage. Not powerful enough to stream audio and video from an external optical drive. Cramped keyboard.
Verdict: Despite its minor annoyances, the ASUS EeePC 4G-a 2-pound ultraportable-is sleek, versatile, and well worth the $400.
Summary: You've probably heard of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative, which is intended to provide cheap laptops (called XOs) to underprivileged children around the world. What you might have missed is that ASUS, a company known for making laptops and lapt
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80/100 |
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Title: How to Buy a UMPC
Pros: Amazing bargain. Designed like a high-end laptop. Integrated webcam. Three USB ports. Good speakers. Xandros Linux is speedy and solid. Comprehensive selection of software.
Cons: Only 4GB of storage. Not powerful enough to stream audio and video from an external optical drive. Cramped keyboard.
Verdict: Despite its minor annoyances, the ASUS EeePC 4G-a 2-pound ultraportable-is sleek, versatile, and well worth the $400.
Summary: You've probably heard of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative, which is intended to provide cheap laptops (called XOs) to underprivileged children around the world. What you might have missed is that ASUS, a company known for making laptops and lapt
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80/100 |
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Title: How to Buy a UMPC
Pros: Amazing bargain. Designed like a high-end laptop. Integrated webcam. Three USB ports. Good speakers. Xandros Linux is speedy and solid. Comprehensive selection of software.
Cons: Only 4GB of storage. Not powerful enough to stream audio and video from an external optical drive. Cramped keyboard.
Verdict: Despite its minor annoyances, the ASUS EeePC 4G-a 2-pound ultraportable-is sleek, versatile, and well worth the $400.
Summary: You've probably heard of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative, which is intended to provide cheap laptops (called XOs) to underprivileged children around the world. What you might have missed is that ASUS, a company known for making laptops and lapt
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80/100 |
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Title: How to Buy a UMPC
Pros: Amazing bargain. Designed like a high-end laptop. Integrated webcam. Three USB ports. Good speakers. Xandros Linux is speedy and solid. Comprehensive selection of software.
Cons: Only 4GB of storage. Not powerful enough to stream audio and video from an external optical drive. Cramped keyboard.
Verdict: Despite its minor annoyances, the ASUS EeePC 4G-a 2-pound ultraportable-is sleek, versatile, and well worth the $400.
Summary: You've probably heard of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative, which is intended to provide cheap laptops (called XOs) to underprivileged children around the world. What you might have missed is that ASUS, a company known for making laptops and lapt
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80/100 |
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Title: Asus Eee PC 900
Pros: Multi-touch mouse trackpad; 8.9-inch display; decent storage
Cons: Tiny keyboard; no integrated optical drive
Verdict: The Asus Eee PC 900 is a likeable update to the Eee PC 701. We're disappointed its keyboard is still so difficult to use, but the addition of a larger, high-resolution screen, multi-touch mouse trackpad and better storage gives it the edge over just about
Summary: The Asus Eee PC 900 is a very likeable ultraportable laptop. An updated version of the Eee PC 701, it boasts a larger 8.9-inch screen with a higher resolution, plus a multi-touch mouse trackpad. With the option of Windows or Linux, its improved storage gi
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87/100 |
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Title: Eee PC 901
Pros: Intel Atom CPU; 8.9-inch screen; battery life; high-speed wireless
Cons: Fiddly, small keyboard
Verdict: The Eee PC 901 is better than its predecessor, the 900. It looks nicer, has a faster, more efficient CPU and better battery life. It's larger and 100g heavier and its keyboard is still too small for our liking, but in many ways it's the pick of the netboo
Summary: The Eee PC 901 is the latest iteration of Asus' mini laptop series and it's faster and better than its predecessor. Coming in Linux or Windows XP versions, it now boasts Intel's Atom N270 CPU, made especially for mini laptops to improve performance and ba
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88/100 |
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