Asus 4GB Eee PC for only $369.99 and $369 in store - PC Village

[bangloboy]

Just picked up a 4GB Asus EEE Laptop from PC Village - those amazing tiny laptops. It's their deal of the day! I saved $31 dollars, this one comes fully loaded with 4GB HD, 512 MB RAM, wireless internet, camera and pre-installed Linux!

I already have one for my wife which I got in November and now I picked one up for myself!

Good deal - you can get it online or pick one up by 7PM!

[onebadmofo]

got one for my gf. Very nice machine but the keyboard is way too small. I have average size hands and the keyboard is quite bothersome for me but for her small fingers it's fine.

[spiralspirit]

can you upgrade the ram on these?

[onebadmofo]

can you upgrade the ram on these?

yes you can

the ram is pretty standard

they're really awesome for light - users (I.e. surfing the net, typing up word documents, light powerpoint use, excel as well as access. It uses OpenOffice which interoperates quite well with the latest version of MS Office. The linux system is VERY stable and I much prefer it to the Win XP version (yes, you can install XP if you get the 4gb version but I suggest not to). The screen is pretty bright.

I suggest you get a wireless mouse with it as the trackpad is somewhat annoying to use. I am far more productive using a mouse rather than the trackpad, I m even considering on getting rid of my duo core laptop for one of these as it does everything I need it to do. The only thing holding me back is that I find the keyboard to be a bit cramped.

[hugh_da_man]

yes you can

the ram is pretty standard

Some of the eee pcs don't have the removable door for the ram slot. It makes upgrading the ram difficult without voiding your warranty.

[bangloboy]

yes you can

the ram is pretty standard

You can add a Gig, but you can also install Windows and they run nice! But an awesome laptop for that price - school work, internet! it's good!

[ChiGGz]

How does one survive on a 4GB hard drive?
I mean, you can't really use these to watch divx movies on it unless you delete it immediately after downloading.

[appleb]

I think a lot of the current eee's will be on sale soon, since the newer versions are about to be released.

[bangloboy]

How does one survive on a 4GB hard drive?
I mean, you can't really use these to watch divx movies on it unless you delete it immediately after downloading.

You add SD cards for memory! SDs are dirt cheap nowadays - you can get an 8GB for $30!

[alexkidd]

Ya I am waiting for the 9" screen as well..

[bangloboy]

I think a lot of the current eee's will be on sale soon, since the newer versions are about to be released.

Ya but the new ones are going to be the 9" screens so prices for the 7" is going to be still the same! Most stores run out fast! The PC village I picked up from today actually had only ONE left!

[tomtomtom]

How do you guys type on those keyboards?

[Spiderpal93]

I got this back in November is a very very good machine. Ultraportable<-----I could actually work on the subway....Well worth $399.

I installed XP and added 8GB SDHC card, very good for web browsing and doing some work (MS-Office, SPSS, SAS), also good if you want a portable divx/rmvb player!

[ceraf]

i think portability was a more highly weighted criteria than ergonomics.


Or it could have been designed for users with small hands.

[agentbob]

I don't have small hands and it takes a bit of adjusting to get used to for the keyboard... couldn't use it for long periods of time but it's fine for web browsing/emailing.

The machine rocks, I stuck in 2gb ram, an 8gb sd card and installed windows on it. Runs great.. and I don't have to worry about it getting scratched or even really stolen since it doesn't cost $2k like my macbook