[Hampshire] Asus EEE PC 1000

>From the 'ingear' section of the Sunday Times, yesterday:

"Asus pioneered the netbook concept with its Eee PC range. Although this
machine has the same principal hardware specification as its rivals -
Intel's 1.6GHz Atom processor and 1Gb of Ram (sic) - The Eee's Linux-based
operating system marks it out from all the others on test*, which come with
Windows XP. The combination of nimble Linux software and 40Gb of fast
solid-state memory sounds great on paper but in reality fails to gel. It
felt slow, and the large desktop icons on the 10in screen looked as if they
were designed for kids, while the keyboard is a cheap, bouncy horror. Adding
insult, it failed to recognise a 3G Broadband USB dongle.

Verdict: Eee machines ushered in the netbook age, but aside from its
five-hour battery life, this new model is a big disappointment."

(2 stars out of 5, the lowest rating and the highest price)

* Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Medion Akoya A Mini E1210, Advent 4212.


Chris.