Comments on: How do you use your Netbook?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:27:50 +0000

Great for traveling, especially for international flights. Small, lightweight, decent battery life possible. Given the affordability of the larger lap tops and 20″ etc. screens, it’s hard not to want a little guy for on the move and a larger unit for @ home or a stationary office. Great addition to the true digital lifestyle.

By: eeejunkie

eeejunkie — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:35:41 +0000

I’ve been using my EEEPC 4G surf for six months now, and it has a couple of obvious design problems (heat from below the keyboard is noticeable, and the keys are just too tiny) though they didn´t put me off it. I mostly use it for typing my assignments for university when I’m at the library or anywhere else; I find it really good at picking wireless signals, and I’ve gathered quite a lot of pictures of the eeepc disassembled just in case I wanted to attach an extra antenna to its wireless card, or an internal shdc card. I installed Windows XP in it, MS Office 2000 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access) and Copernic Desktop Search 2. Launchy comes in handy because you don’t need to abuse the left button of the keypad, among other reasons. Sometimes I like to rotate the screen and keypad altogether with eeerotate. And it really boots up fast.

By: Steve O'Hear

Steve O'Hear — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:49:43 +0000

Typing really fast is a bit of an issue for me. Not because the keyboard is small but because the keys are spaced very differently to my Macbook. If I wasn’t switching between the two so frequently, it wouldn’t be a problem (the Macbook keyboard took me a while to get used to in the first place).

By: Mari

Mari — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 20:17:52 +0000

For the moment I’m using my new Asus as a primary machine, and loving it. I still have my full-size Dell, but it’s so bloated with junk that it’s slow to start and slow to shut down. Plus, it’’s a real pain to lug around. I feel like I could carry my Eee around anywhere. Now if only I had a cute little handbag…

RE: typing- There are some things to get used to, but I don’t really mind. I once got used to hitting Control “v” every time I needed an “a” because my “a” key stopped working. In comparison, the quirks of the Eee keyboard are nothing.

By: Kay in AZ

Kay in AZ — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 06:29:38 +0000

I’m a fast typist (100+wpm), but just can’t get the hang of the tiny keys on my DELL netbook. I’m ready to return it. Is this not a problem with the rest of you?

By: Steve O'Hear

Steve O'Hear — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:46:56 +0000

@ Lady VoIP

I love the idea of hangbag computing. Nice.

By: Lady VoIP

Lady VoIP — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:30:59 +0000

I am on my little aspire right now actually. Every employee of Acredo Technologies is offered one with a very reasonable payroll deduction. My boss decided to do this since so many of us work remotely, the more mobility the better. I simply love it and notice almost no difference when using it to work. It connected to the internet easily, runs everything I need it to without complaint, and fits into half of my handbags lol