Tag archive: Eee

With prices around $400, everyone can afford a netbook these days. But how do you go about finding one when top manufacturers like HP, Dell, and Asus all seem to make a dozen different models? Here are hand-picked top 10 best netbooks, and just what sets them apart from the pack.

Asus has never had any difficulty expanding out its like of Eee netbook and nettop computers, offering a dizzying array of models and options that, if nothing else, have probably helped competitor Acer decide it's perfectly fine to confuse consumers with its own dizzying array of Aspire netbook models. However, the Asus Eee T91 does something no other netbook on the market can do: users can open up and swivel the unit's 8.9-inch… Read More

Asus has officially taken the wraps off its new Eee PC 1004DN, marking the first time one of its Atom-powered netbook computers has sported an optical drive—and a Super-Multi DVD writer at that. The drive not only enables users to read and play standard CDs and DVD, but also back up data to standards CD or DVD media. Asus is also pitching the 1004DN as a portable entertainment machine, noting that the 1004DN's integrated… Read More

Taiwanese computer maker Asus announced at an investor's conference in Taipei this week that it managed to sell 4.9 million Eee PCs during 2008, a figure just short of its stated goal of selling 5 million units. Asus CEO Jerry Shen blames the near-miss on a sudden downturn in consumer spending at the end of the year as the world economy slowed down. But Asus also says it has a new strategy for 2008: after pumping out more than 20 Eee… Read More

Having already attempted to spin the Eee brand from its netbooks off into mini desktop PCs, an all-in-one monitor, and even a television, it comes as little surprise that Asus has more tricks up its sleeve for those three hot-selling letters. This year’s Consumer Electronics Show showed us the Eee Keyboard concept, an entire computer built within the confines of a standard desktop keyboard. Though it has a five-inch display built into the… Read More

From gadget freak to gearhead, uber-geek to office drone, we all have something in common: The lowly PC. We spend countless hours bashing away at our keyboards, surfing the Interwebs and generally interacting with our computer. Whether you're a member of the cult of the Apple or a dedicated denizen of the world of Windows, the following guide to peripherals and accessories has plenty of great gift ideas for the entire extended… Read More

If Asus’s original Eee models feel too cheap for your tastes and the upscale S101 comes too close to regular notebook territory with its $699 price tag for your liking, the upcoming Eee PC 1002HA might just be the happy middle ground. The new netbook will carry premium design elements from the S101 further down the price spectrum, creating a classier machine that still hits budget territory. Though similar in look to the… Read More

Injecting some much-needed style into the netbook class of notebooks that it invented, Asus brought its Eee S101 to North America on Tuesday. The classed-up mini notebook features an ultra-slim design, new exterior colors borrowed from the fashion world, and built-in WiMax capability. Moving away from the toy-like color schemes on its previous Eee PCs, Asus will offer the S101 in both copper brown and graphite, in a thin 0.7-inch thick… Read More

Asus’ successful Eee PC will continue to snowball features through next year, but a version near $300 is also on the way, according to Taiwanese news outlet DigiTimes. Samson Hu, Asus’ general manager of the Eee PC, revealed details of the line’s future in an article published Thursday. Among the biggest updates will be a touch-screen version of the Eee that’s been talked about since January, as well as a faster… Read More

The killer portable feature that many pundits felt the original Asus Eee was lacking – 3G Internet access – will finally be appearing in a new version of the machine this fall. Asus announced the inclusion of what it’s calling a “3.75G” radio in the Eee 901 on Wednesday. According to Asus, notebooks equipped with the feature should be able to achieve download speeds of 7.2 Mbps and upload speeds of 2 Mbps, depending on which cell carrier’s… Read More

Following up on the success of the Asus Eee and the momentum from yesterday’s announcement of the Eee Stick controller, Asus on Friday finally started shipping its Eee Box, the desktop equivalent of the Eee notebook. The svelte book-sized case houses a fully functionally Windows XP computer, but also has a number of other tricks up its sleeve. For instance, the latest wireless 802.11n networking standard is built in, and from… Read More

Asus seems to be milking its Eee brand for all its worth, announcing plans for a plethora of notebook and even desktop units…and now gaming hardware. Asus has announced the Eee Stick, a “first-of-its-kind” wireless gaming controller for PCs that translates users hand motions into onscreen movements. The PnP accessory will ship with selected models of the Eee PC and Eee Box along with an unspecified collection of games… Read More

The upcoming Asus Eee Monitor, with its all-in-one PC and display, has been a closely-guarded secret in the company. But a French site, Blogeee.net, has lead pictures of the unit, which are believed to have originated inside Asus, according to ZDNet. However, no details about what’s under the hood have been revealed, although it might well be similar to the Eee Box, which is set to hit the market next month. What can be seen shows six… Read More

On the verge of the Computex 2008 trade show in Taipei, Asus has announced the Asus Eee PC 901, an update to its surprisingly popular low-powered, low-priced, and very portable notebook computer. The Eee 901 will be available in two models—the 1000 and 1000(H)—and feature screen sizes up to 10 inches and Asus's Super Hybrid Engine technology that, combined, can offer a whopping 7.8 hours of battery life. “With… Read More

Having only recently announced its 8.9-inch Eee, Asus already appears to be hard at work on another update to its miniature golden child. According to reports from a Taiwanese paper, the refined Eee will get Bluetooth, more metal, and perhaps most importantly, Intel’s new Atom processor under the hood. According to DigiTimes, Asus is attempting to differentiate the new Eee from the scores of imitators with its latest changes. The Eee… Read More