Thread: Asus EEE reviewed by C|Net
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rs-px is offline rs-px
2007-10-26 , 15:33
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Originally Posted by dont View Post
True, but I find that most of the time I use 150% magnification on my 770 and I suspect that with a physically bigger screen this might not be necessary.

If you go through the achingly slow Flash demo at:
http://eeepc.asus.com/en/guide.htm
and choose 'work' then you will see EE using openoffice complete with toolbars. On my monitor it shows in an approx. 7" diagonal window. I think I can live with that on the road - especially as I can plug in a bigger monitor at home.

Here is another detailed review:

http://www.laptopmag.com/Review/Excl...Eee-PC-701.htm
Yes, that's a pretty awful Flash demo. I particularly enjoyed the messily looped guitar music

But it was interesting because I realised the Eee is a Linux computer. It's Linux as we know it on the desktop, complete with imperfections and annoyances.

In contrast, Linux on the N tablets is a new operating system (just like OS X is effectively BSD, but is its own operating system). If I hadn't been told that the N tablets run Linux, I wouldn't be aware. OS2006/7/8 has been tailored for mobile Internet use and the general user, whereas this can't be said of the Eee.

So the N series wins on this score, if nothing else.