Asus Eee PC 901

Given I travel by train between Groningen and Hilversum, I still found the time to regularly go to my old Dell replaced by a portable laptop. My preference was for a laptop with a weight of less than 1.5 Kg and a battery life of 4.5 hours. After a lot of searching and comparing on the internet I finally for the Asus EEE PC 901 Black. After giving him a few days to have to use and to test him, now it was time for a review. Packaging The packaging is very good care of the whole stuff is in a compact box that proudly promotes its content. The following is included with the laptop: - The laptop - the charger from the laptop - A sleeve to transport the laptop - Recovery DVD for Windows XP Home - Booklets - cleaning cloth Specifications The Asus comes with the following specifications: - Intel Atom @ N270 1.6 GHz - 1024MB DDR2 - 8.9 "display @ 1024x600 - 12Gb SSD - 1.3 megapixel webcam - Wireless (300Mbps, 802.11b/g/n) - Bluetooth - 6-cell Li-ion Battery Performance The performance of the laptop I did not expect much, myself, I can come to expect from a small laptop hard lot Yet it is not all that bad, compared to my old laptop does not save very much.. My old laptop was briefly the following specifications: Intel Celeron M 1.6GHz, 1024Mb DDR2 memory, 5400RPM notebook drive, standard on-board Intel graphics chipset. 's hard drive in the laptop consists of two SSDs, one of 4Gb which Windows is installed. 8Gb and one of which default to Program Files refers. Also, the laptop features a special BIOS feature that, when activated, should do booting the laptop. faster Whether this is actually the case, I do not know yet. I have no games on tried this, I am also no plans. Image Quality The image itself is of excellent quality, but it is getting used to the 1024x600 resolution and the 8.9 inch screen. The laptop is fine to connect to an external monitor. I tested it on a resolution of 1280x1024, also it is of fine quality, and the hardware may perfectly. Bouwkwaliteit The quality of the laptop is good, it feels solid and does not creak. It is the case that a black glossy lacquer has very fingerprint prone. The screen is not open with one hand, this is what I see as something I have to get used, but whether it really is a downside, I do not want say. Ergonomics The ergonomics are very used to, of course, first of all, the small keyboard, mainly to get used with thicker fingers. The use of the touchpad is getting used to, especially features like scrolling through pages works slightly different than most other touchpads. However, I must mention that I sometimes have a little trouble with a delay when you press a key, I consider this not as disturbing. Heat and noise , the noise of the laptop is absolutely minimal, if I can, I hear a faint buzzing, like my ear against it but then I really do my best. The laptop itself can still be quite a bit warm but if that has to do specifically with the environment or with the laptop itself, I can not figure out (in the office is also very hot) Mobility and battery life The laptop is very mobile, with its 1.1 Kg and compact size it very easy to take the train. The battery life can be called very good with optimal settings, this 8 hours. myself have the laptop fully charged just used a night on the battery, and some engaged in some video sites, and this keeps the laptop fine full. Prices I bought the laptop at a undisclosed retail for 399.00. I know it may be cheaper, but that does not matter. I think the price / quality ratio is good, even considering there are still quite a few accessories it comes with the laptop, you will not find in other laptops. Overall conclusion I think it is a very nice laptop for mobile use, for standard office use is advisable to connect. an external monitor, keyboard and mouse Furthermore, a nice laptop for a good price. Questions and comments Questions and comments can be made ​​below. Photos will follow ... Edits: 14/11/2008: Info added harddisk.