But What About the Hardware?
So the software worked very well for me but what about the hardware?
How did the Eee PC feel while I was using it? Some of it was good and
some wasn't.
Here's my list of what I liked and didn't like:
- The buttons on the touch pad are too hard to push. I'm used
to the ones on my Macbook Pro which are thinner and easier to push.
ASUS needs to fix this as it's somewhat irritating. - The buttons are made of metal and let your finger slide too easily.
Something that would help your finger grip the button would work better. - The trackpad seemed very nice. It worked about as well as my
Macbook Pro's and the same double finger gesture seemed to work to let
me move up or down while browsing a Web page, etc. - The keyboard is okay but nothing to write home about. It's large enough to be quite usable though and relatively comfortable.
- The screen is clear and easy to read. Even sitting near a bright window I had no problem reading it.
- The battery's charge seemed to last for quite a while and I have to
say that it worked very, very well for me. The long battery life is
definitely a plus for the ASUS Eee PC. - Overall the unit is small but a bit chunky in an odd way. I'd like
to see it slimmed down more so that it feels even lighter and looks
less blocky when closed. I may be nitpicking here though but that's
okay. Nothing wrong with having a wish list for a cool product like
this. I think I may be suffering from Macbook Air envy so take my
"chunky" comment with a grain of salt. - For some reason I could not get the ASUS Eee PC to connect to my
wireless connection though it did connect to another wireless
connection without a problem. Not sure what the problem was with mine
but I just couldn't seem to get on my network. Strange.
Overall if I were writing a review of the ASUS Eee PC, I'd give it a
thumbs up. It's not perfect but, given its price, it doesn't need to
be. It's a very usable portable computer that fits into its niche well
and doesn't try to be all things to all people.
As long as you understand that you probably won't be disappointed if you decide to buy one.
Source : http://www.extremetech.com/
