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2007-11-06
, 14:59
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Originally Posted by bunanson
Installing Opera is easy. Just download the statically linked Linux version. I suspect they want to install it because there's a zoom in/out feature, so you can make sites fit on the screen .... just like on the Nokia tablets!
How come nobody talks about the voice command feature of the EEE, I think its cool. I think it is even more cool for the N800 as there is no keyboard. I would like to yell "E-video center CBS news" and here comes katie Couric on the screen, or "E-full screen, u dumb N800...." things like that. Another really really fun thing I read on the eeeuser.com, there is a thread trying to install opera, and talks about how opera is a better webbrowser than firefox and here in this forum we tried so hard to get microB onto the tablet instead of opera. Grass is always greener the next door. BTW, the video handling in the EEE is superb, it plays Divx, Xvid and streamed nicely with youtube and stage6.com. Other than the resolution of meager 800X480, its physical dimension sucks too. Its case dimension is 8.94" X 6.5" (just from memory, I could be wrong) but the screen has a physical dimension of 1.25" - 1.5 " all around, go figure.
bun
But it isn't the same because the Nokia tablets have incredibly low dot pitch, so zoomed out sites still look crisp and readable. On the Eee, crappy small point sizes makes the page unreadable. Additionally, while you can move the Nokia tablet closer to your eyes to read the screen, the Eee just isn't designed for this. It's designed to sit on a tablet or on your lap
(Incidentally, the eeeuser.com guys don't need to install Opera for website zooming; Konqueror comes installed out of the box and has zoom in/out buttons on the toolbar. Pretty much all of KDE is present on the Eee with the exception of the desktop management software.)
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2007-11-06
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#33
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Originally Posted by bunanson
I've used voice on a lot of platforms, it's an incredibly overrated feature. The N800 just doesn't have the horsepower for voice processing, not mention the fact that it makes you look like a ***** screaming at your computer in public.
How come nobody talks about the voice command feature of the EEE, I think its cool. I think it is even more cool for the N800 as there is no keyboard. I would like to yell "E-video center CBS news" and here comes katie Couric on the screen, or "E-full screen, u dumb N800...." things like that.
Originally Posted by bunanson
A lot of people think Windows is a better OS, too. Either way, it doesn't change the fact that Opera licenses cost money and we're limited to the old broken Opera 8.5 unless Nokia fronts the cash for an upgrade to Opera 9 and the licensing fees to distribute it with the device. MicroB is free, open, and extensible. You can't have GreaseMonkey with Opera.
Another really really fun thing I read on the eeeuser.com, there is a thread trying to install opera, and talks about how opera is a better webbrowser than firefox and here in this forum we tried so hard to get microB onto the tablet instead of opera. Grass is always greener the next door.
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2007-11-06
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#34
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I just installed an nLited version of XP onto my EEE and run firefox with the minifox theme and it browses everything perfectly. If I want "fit to screen" I just run Opera. It boots up in a about 12-15 seconds, though I just leave it on standby all the time.
Upgraded the ram to 1gb for $21 from newegg and disabled the swap. Everything runs perfectly, and I even do some questing in World of Warcraft (off an 8gb SD card).
Admittedly, I have only one problem with it. I'd like the screen to be 9" and reach the edges of the device. Things like streaming and youtube are a non-issue and run at full speed. I have iTunes installed and it streams from my NAS.
I wouldn't really consider it an "Internet Device"... its a computer. The OP seems to have a misconception of what the EEE was and it just shows disappointment in his writing. It works perfectly, and isn't really comparable to an N810/800.
If you want a "real" but small computer, then you get a 2lb EEE. If you want "pocketable" internet then you get an iPhone or Nokia Internet Tablet.
Upgraded the ram to 1gb for $21 from newegg and disabled the swap. Everything runs perfectly, and I even do some questing in World of Warcraft (off an 8gb SD card).
Admittedly, I have only one problem with it. I'd like the screen to be 9" and reach the edges of the device. Things like streaming and youtube are a non-issue and run at full speed. I have iTunes installed and it streams from my NAS.
I wouldn't really consider it an "Internet Device"... its a computer. The OP seems to have a misconception of what the EEE was and it just shows disappointment in his writing. It works perfectly, and isn't really comparable to an N810/800.
If you want a "real" but small computer, then you get a 2lb EEE. If you want "pocketable" internet then you get an iPhone or Nokia Internet Tablet.
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2007-11-06
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#35
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Originally Posted by bunanson
It looks like there is enough room in the existing case for an 8.9" 1024x600 screen.
Other than the resolution of meager 800X480, its physical dimension sucks too. Its case dimension is 8.94" X 6.5" (just from memory, I could be wrong) but the screen has a physical dimension of 1.25" - 1.5 " all around, go figure.
bun
ASUS struggled to keep the price down and I read that the price of the display is what drove it up to where it is today so I guess that adding another $50-$100 to the launch price for a bigger display was simply not on.
I am going to wait for next year's model. If ASUS establish this as a new market segment then there will be lots of machines to choose from in future.
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2007-11-06
, 16:08
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#36
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Originally Posted by sherifnix
I'm the original poster
I just installed an nLited version of XP onto my EEE and run firefox with the minifox theme and it browses everything perfectly. If I want "fit to screen" I just run Opera. It boots up in a about 12-15 seconds, though I just leave it on standby all the time.
Upgraded the ram to 1gb for $21 from newegg and disabled the swap. Everything runs perfectly, and I even do some questing in World of Warcraft (off an 8gb SD card).
Admittedly, I have only one problem with it. I'd like the screen to be 9" and reach the edges of the device. Things like streaming and youtube are a non-issue and run at full speed. I have iTunes installed and it streams from my NAS.
I wouldn't really consider it an "Internet Device"... its a computer. The OP seems to have a misconception of what the EEE was and it just shows disappointment in his writing. It works perfectly, and isn't really comparable to an N810/800.
If you want a "real" but small computer, then you get a 2lb EEE. If you want "pocketable" internet then you get an iPhone or Nokia Internet Tablet.
Bear in mind my original review was written for owners of Nokia Internet tablets. Many guys on these forums have said they want to buy an Eee and I wanted to let them know what to expect.It's amusing that you say I'm disappointed. I tend not to take technology personally
but I would have returned the Eee if I didn't like it. Right now it's a perfect mobile word processing device for me, that also happens to browse the web very effectively. I probably won't install XP for the reasons mentioned above, plus the fact that I only use OpenOffice and Firefox, both of which are identical on Windows/Linux. So when will I be using a Nokia tablet, Eee or my laptop?
If I'm leaving for a weekend away and won't be working then I take my Nokia tablet. It lets me check the web during quiet moments and is also a good media player.
If I'm going to the coffee shop to work for a few hours then I'll take the Eee. I'd like to take the Nokia tablet but it lacks a decent word processor (as I've mentioned before
). I have a bluetooth keyboard and if Abiword proves to be stable on OS2008 when I *might* end-up selling my Eee. I think a Nokia tablet + BT keyboard is a much neater and more portable solution.If I'm going to work for a week at a remote office then I'll take my laptop computer. It's unthinkable that I'd take my Eee because, if I use it for more than a few hours, I'll be turned into a homicidal maniac because of frustration. It's just too small to be usable for actual work across that length of time. My hands will ache, my eyes will be sore.
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2007-11-06
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#37
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
The Nokia's horsepower is a good point. I do not know how good the voice recognition of the EEE, just kind of curious that NOT a soul talks about it. Overrated? I guess different folks, different stroke. I kind of like it if it indeed perform what it advertise, I do have reservation about how refine it is. I do conceit the horsepower may render it useless, like, uh, the utube thing on Nokia?
I've used voice on a lot of platforms, it's an incredibly overrated feature. The N800 just doesn't have the horsepower for voice processing, not mention the fact that it makes you look like a ***** screaming at your computer in public.
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2007-11-06
, 18:24
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#38
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Is the EEE's screen a touchscreen or simply a small laptop-type?
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2007-11-06
, 18:28
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#39
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Originally Posted by mbrinkhues
It's a regular screen, not a touch screen. Oh, and it's matte (as opposed to glossy like most laptops are these days) which is a bit of a disappointment from the POV of video watchers (glossy makes the colors of a movie seem more vibrant).
Is the EEE's screen a touchscreen or simply a small laptop-type?
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2007-11-06
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I got an Eee too. No way it's a replacement for my 800 (or soon to be 810, whenever those puppies become available). But it's a cool little device, and it shows a lot of potential.
I'm excited by it because of the possibilities it raises for a very small, solid state based, Linux based UMPC. I use my UMPC's for very simple things like internet browsing and looking at basic office docs. The Eee goes to show that Linux can handle that just fine, as well as video and music.
Fatten the N810 some and you have the potential for a much more multifaceted device that is smaller and lighter than the current UMPCs, and with a much longer battery life.
I'm excited by it because of the possibilities it raises for a very small, solid state based, Linux based UMPC. I use my UMPC's for very simple things like internet browsing and looking at basic office docs. The Eee goes to show that Linux can handle that just fine, as well as video and music.
Fatten the N810 some and you have the potential for a much more multifaceted device that is smaller and lighter than the current UMPCs, and with a much longer battery life.
bun