My wife asked for a computer. The requirements are simple. Small and easy to carry. this computer will be used just for browsing and email and bit of document processing.
Then there was the hail Asus EEE PC hype coming up. The specification looks promising and as it is really light and just enough to browsing, email, and document processing.
But wait. Is this a dream-come-true wish to have a small laptop as small as your bed-time story reading book and paying AU $ 479?
As an aficionado of Thinkpad generation, I then compared Asus EEE PC specifications plus price side by side with X31
| EEE | X31 | |
| CPU | Intel Celeron M 900 MHz underclocked 630 MHz |
Intel Celeron 1.4 GHz |
| RAM | 512 MB | 512 MB/2 GB |
| Networking | Ethernet + Wireless | Ethernet + Wireless |
| Hard Disk | 4 GB SSD | 80 GB HD |
| Screen Size | 7″; 800×600 | 12″; 1024×768 |
| Keyboard Size | Smaller | Standard |
| Sound | YES | YES |
| Dimension (width x depth x height (in mm)) | 225 x 165 x 35 | 273 x 223 x 24.9 |
| Weight | 0.92 KG | 1.4 KG |
| Built-in WebCam | Yes | No |
| Battery | 4 Cells; 3.5hrs | 8 Cells; 5.5hrs |
| CDRom | No | Yes, docking |
| SD Card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Price | AU $479 | AU $400 |
Still can’t decide? I finally bought Thinkpad X40, better version than X31, for AU $500.
Source.
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Asus-Eee-PC-Family-Notebook.7891.0.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-58212.html#arc
nice info & comparison. My uncle ask me the same thing, he wants mobile laptop with enough resource for browsing and chatting, and i recommend EEE pc to him.
But now with after reading this comparison, i might recommend him to bought thinkpad instead!
better to buy thinkpad instead of eepc.
waahh …
kudu nyari x31 nih =P~
* ngarep *
x31 runs a 1.4 centrino, not a celeron. big difference.
Thanks foobar
Asus Eee is very convenient to carry. It is my walkaround laptop wherever i go. The battery life could have been better though