Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-BU 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer
Friday, 19. March 2010. 00:28
- 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor (512KB L2 Cache)
- 1 GB DDR2 SODIMM memory, Max Capacity upto 2 GB
- 10.1″ WSVGA (1024×600) WideScreen Color-Shine LCD w/ LED-backlit
- Integrated Graphics Controller
- 160 GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
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Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-BU 10.1 inch Intel Atom N450/1 GB/160 GB/W7S Netbook Computer (Royal Blue)… More >>
Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-BU 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer
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March 19th, 2010 at 2:55 am
This was a gift for my daughter’s 10th birthday. She had wanted a laptop for a long time – she was tired of her brothers never sharing the computer with her. A laptop was a little much for her – but a netbook was perfect. I researched so many my head spun, before settling on this one. A family member had one that was an “early release”, so my daughter got to use it before purchasing one.
I need to preface this by saying she’s had it a week – and I do not use it. This is solely based on what she has to say about the netbook. I will say a couple of things: it’s a sharp looking machine, it collected fingerprints like crazy, and holds a charge for an amazingly long time. The length of time it holds a charge is amazing and impressive! The keyboard is a decent size, especially for something so light and small. The screen clarity is great and the matte finish makes a big difference. I also like the “Super Performance” button. It’s also a fast little unit – it blows my laptop out of the water. Granted, it doesn’t run as many programs – but man, it’s WAY faster! I don’t care for the Windows 7 – it seems to be exceptionally similar to Vista, but I haven’t thoroughly explored it yet, either. That is my impression after a week.
I also think the price is great for what you get. I would definitely recommend getting some sort of a case for it, though – whether you get a skin or an actual case.
My daughter loves how she can play games on it – like I said, it’s a lot faster than my laptop (it’s also a lot newer!). She can do everything she wants/needs to do on it – write papers for school, check email, go to game sites and basically surf the web (with parental controls in place). The battery saving features are nice and she can use the netbook for a good 10-11 hours before having to charge it. It fits well in a case designed for a 10.2 netbook. The web cam demonstrates a very clear picture and the sound quality is good. The machine seems solid and the hinges holding open the display are nice and tight.
It feels like a substantial piece of equipment. It seems to be well made and considering what we bought it for, it does a fantastic job. If you’re looking for a machine to surf the web, check email and do some light work, this could be a great option for you. I would definitely buy one again – and will be, come May. Both her older brothers (turning 14 and 17) want one.
Rating: 5 / 5
March 19th, 2010 at 3:36 am
The ASUS Eee PC 1001P is pretty sharp. Visually, I saw pics online with the carbon fiber finish and the glossy, looks like the final product is glossy, at least for the blue model. Screen is matte, for better visibility in areas with glare.
It’s light, ASUS power management utility is pretty smart as well. Power supply is nice and small too. Keyboard is really good for a netbook.
I only have a few complaints.
Hardware problem: Occasionally the mouse touch pad does not respond, not sure if it is because of HDD caching or a bug in the device driver. Needs to be looked into.
Software problem: Windows 7 UI is netbook unfriendly.
Windows starter UI 7 is a step backwards. Make no mistake this is basically Vista revisited. There’s no more Windows ‘classic’ view, folder views are a little weird even when you do get back to ‘classicy’ view. The new start menu is the real party pooper. Takes up 25% of your screen no matter if you have 1 item in it or 100, if there is one implementation where that is a horrible design flaw, it would be on a netbook with a small screen. Also some install bloat. Windows Live “Essentials”, the goofy Adobe suite (replace with FoxIt Reader), starter version of M$ Office, and if you want to uninstall it is a big pain in the neck because there are so many separate install components to manually uninstall one at a time… So instead of 10 minutes, it takes almost an hour to junk it and install Open Office.
As for the broken parts of Starter Windows, I don’t think it matters that much in a netbook, but time will tell. No custom wallpaper. I thought it would bother me but honestly the screen is so small the only time I see my wallpaper is during system boot up. Once there is Linux support I’d like to see how it runs under both OS’s. But seems like Asus has made a nice product for 300 bones.
If the mouse pointer didn’t hang and Microsoft didn’t take up 25% of my display with their “genius” start menu it’d be a slam dunk.
Rating: 4 / 5