The New Eee PC Looks Pretty Sharp
That new Eee PC looks pretty sharp if you ask me, and at $400, you really cannot beat it.
Taiwanese computer parts maker Asus obviously didn’t get the memo.
Didn’t Asus know notebook computers need hard drives? Or that they’re supposed to run Windows — and the pre-loaded software must bloat the boot-up process to the length of a long weekend? Don’t they know you don’t just go selling laptops for less than $750 — let alone $400 — unless the hardware has been aged like whisky?
Asustek Computers Inc. went ahead and broke the rules with the Eee PC. And we should all be thankful.
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The $400, seven-inch Eee PC is a new entrant in a fast-growing market for ultra-portable PCs. All such computers, including the Eee, require sacrifices. Its keys may seem painfully small. For people used to a desktop or a standard notebook, its screen makes you feel like you’ve just moved from a McMansion into a studio apartment.
It comes preinstalled with Firefox and OpenOffice, which is no big deal, because you can download those anyway. The only real flaw I see, is the inclusion of Pidgin, which I don’t really care for because it just doesn’t perform for me as well as other IM clients. This would be the perfect computer for all the fun schtuff, like vehicle comparisons, working out grocery budgets, keeping track of Macys coupons, and so much more.
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