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    Yes or no Asus eee900A

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by luee, Jul 11, 2009.

  1. luee

    luee Notebook Deity

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    with linux and a 4 ssd. Extraordinatily inexpensive but is it too slow and buggy for even light useage at Starbucks.? Questions about Wifi connectivity and drive capacity are brought up on reviews.
     
    luee, Jul 11, 2009
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    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    4GB of storage is really not enough (at least for me) unless you are strictly going to use it to surf the internet/IM. You could invest in an SD card if you require additional space. I had the first EeePC 704 which is basically the same netbook you listed, but with a smaller screen. Surfing the net with linux is acceptable and should work fine at any local coffee shop that offers free wifi. I never ran into any "buggy" issues.

    Also keep in mind that even though the hard drive is SSD, the SSD in netbooks tend to be cheap soldered chips and don't perform on par with the standard 2.5" SATA SSD drives.
     
    David, Jul 12, 2009
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  3. luee

    luee Notebook Deity

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    Is linux compatible with most videos sites, would a USB flash drive help? 180.00 plus rebate hard to turn down. Thanx.
     
    luee, Jul 14, 2009
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    Jayayess1190 Waiting on Intel Cannonlake

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    Buy it and upgrade the ssd. There are plenty of mini pcie ssd's for EEE's that are much faster than the default one.

    For example: Link
     
    Jayayess1190, Jul 14, 2009
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    nashpec Notebook Geek

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    4GB is definitely not enough man...
     
    nashpec, Jul 15, 2009
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