http://www.eeepcplanet.com News and info about the EEE PC subnotebook from Asus Mon, 26 May 2008 21:27:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Maybe you arrived here by searching Google for Asus EEE PC resources, or maybe via a link in some other Web site. Whatever the path you've taken, you landed on the right planet, the EEE PC Planet, actually. Here you'll find EEE PC news, links to Web sites related to the ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-planet/asus-eeepc-planet-web-site-home-page/ It's time again for informations and news about the new Eee PC 900 subnotebook from Asus, and we'll start with some great photos that can help compare the Eee PC 900 to the Eee PC 701 and get a clearer picture of the differences in casing, display, ports and components ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-reviews/eee-pc-900-reviews-comparisons/ I'm sure this question has captured the attention of many among you, so let me give you some good news that will bring joy to all those dreaming to use on their EEE PC both Windows AND Linux (especially Xandros, the official Linux distribuzione ufficiale preinstalled on the Eee PC). ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-windows/windows-e-linux-xandros-together-on-eeepc-dual-boot/ This may seem sort of an obsession, but I'm really intrigued by this analysis and by the question: Is there a Web domain containing the Eee PC name still free in the world? It's never happened for any other niche product, and of course not in such a short time ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-web-domain-names/asus-eeepc-web-domain-names-taken-free/ I just stumbled upon a Web page where the concept of 'modding' related to a small and simple machine like the Asus EEEPC is brought to a new level: it's the EEE PC Internal Upgrades section of IVC Wiki, a fantastic Web wiki site with lots of great advice and ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-modding/eeepc-modding-hardware-upgrade-expansion-gps-touchscreen-bluetooth-memory-temperature-etc/ As I've previously written, you can measure the success of a product also from the hunt for web domains related to its name, and this frantic search for domain names containing the words Asus EEE PC, E3PC and similar has obviously been terrific and probably still is. But another value meter ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-market/eee-pc-market-world-web-search/ If you're still pondering the purchase of the new, expanded E3PC model, maybe this competent review of the Asus Eee PC 900 by Riyad Emeran on TrustedReviews will give you some more grain of salt and wise advice. Riyad opens his article with a parallel I appreciated, recalling an example ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-upgrade/eeepc-900-review-by-trusted-reviews/ As the new Asus EEE PC 900 reaches the shops and Web shelves, we'll be seeing the inevitable side effect of second hand and refurbished 4G models appearing here and there. Brad Linder of Liliputing blog has spotted some of these Eee PC bargains on Amazon.com, and it comes as ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-market/eeepc-701-4g-bargain-refurbished-second-hand-better-price/ Reading Thoughtfix' post titled EEE PC and Xandros: No Thank You on his own blog UltraMobilegeek, you can easily spot the double-faced approach of Asus' EEEPC subnotebook. Actually, there seem to be two distinct and antithetical approaches to the EEE PC interface and software: an out-of-the-box plain, self-contained everyday use, and ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-secrets/eeepc-hacks-tweaks-upgrade-install-eeexubuntu-eeedora-xp-nlite/ There's no doubt many would-be EEE PC users are waiting for the new Asus EEE PC 900 (E3PC 2.0), arriving on May in the US and June in Europe and offering some improvements (8.9 inch display, multi-touch trackpad, larger storage and memory and a 1.3 Mp webcam) but also some ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-reviews/asus-eeepc-900-preview-video-hardware-pros-cons/ One of the questions most often arising from EEE PC users is about the RAM expandability of Asus' subnotebook, its compatibility with the existing O.S. (Xandros) and, of course, the chance to void the EEE PC warranty in pursuing such a hardware operation. Let's take into account the EEE PC 701 ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-upgrade/eeepc-ram-expansion-warranty-compatibility-issues/ So here it is, the new 2133 Mini Note subnotebook from HP, just a little ahead of the next generation of Asus EEE PC machines, with a price-features ratio tailored to challenge those of the forthcoming cheap subnotebooks from Asus. With $499 you get a 8,9 inch display (1280x768 resolution), ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-competitors/hp-2133-mini-note-vs-asus-eee-pc/ Of course we're all waiting for Asus' next move, which is going to be in the desktop market with its E-DT machine (sort of a thin client with more or less the same hardware capabilities of an EEE PC but with no monitor and based on a compact vertical stand ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/asus-e-dt-desktop/shuttle-kpc-edt-competitor/ Let's start with our 'review of reviews', choosing one of those less enthusiast one, which has been published by the famous Web site InfoSync. In this concise but complete enough test the EEE PC scored a 56%, which as you know means 'sufficient' or 'good enough' to us all. But ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-reviews/eee-pc-review-by-infosync/ How can you measure the success of a product? In a global market where the Internet and the Web play an increasing role in visibility and marketing, the hunt for Web domains containing the product's name is a clear symptom of its importance. In the case of the Asus EEE ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-web-domain-names/eeepc-web-domain-name-search/ Maybe you've already heard of SplashTop, or precisely of the SplashTop version of Linux O.S. that can be 'embedded' in the hardware part of a device, for example the traditional computer BIOS, thus making it available instantly (it takes around 5 seconds to load) when the machine is turned on ... http://www.eeepcplanet.com/eee-pc-news/slashtop-linux-on-the-eeepc/