External Evaluation (cont’d)
This
shot shows a close up of the integrated web camera that was on this
particular Asus Eee PC 4G notebook. The quality is about on par with
other notebook-based integrated cameras and is competent for low-res
videos or pictures of yourself.
Note the OS in the image above is from the Linux-based Eee PC, not the Windows XP based system we are reviewing!
Here
we see the only power adapter (with a thankfully long power cord) that
is required for use with the system — no big power block! This also
gives you another good look at the scale of the Asus Eee PC.
The
power adapter has a set of folding prongs for better portability and as
you can see from the label supports 9.5v at 2.3 amps or so; total usage
is 21.8 watts. That should give a good indication that the Asus Eee PC
is incredibly power efficient.
Here
on the bottom of the system, directly below the mouse button is the
built-in microphone that can be used with or without the integrated web
cam. There is one big problem though — if you click the mouse button
at all you will get a very obnoxious result in any audio you might be
recording.
Looking
at the rest of the bottom of the system you’ll see the single opening
that has two screws hiding the memory upgrade location. There are also
numerous slots for air circulation and cooling purposes.
Removing
the battery on the Asus Eee PC requires you to close the lid on the
system but once you do get it out, it almost weighs as much as the rest
of the system in your hands.
The
battery that comes with the Asus Eee PC by default is a 3-cell unit
that should give the system about 2.5 hours of battery life. A larger
6-cell battery ups that to 4.5 hours or so but of course adds similar
amounts of weight to an ultra-portable design.
Finally, I give the money shot: here is the Asus Eee PC 4G on the right with an Apple iPhone in the middle and an HP nc6400 15″ notebook on the left.
hi iv a eee pc 4g surf i got
hi iv a eee pc 4g surf i got it second hand with xp installed but im constantly fighying for disc space and even with a clean copy of xp by the time iv put anti virus on im still in the same position iv looked at n lite but dnt really understand the instructions or av the confidence to do it is there a lighter xp out there any were i can get or should i put linux onit please hel if possible it would be apreciated