asus eee

Hey guys, I'm thinking of picking up an Eee here soon once I take care of some bills, but I'm curious of something........ Has anyone been using an Eee to run F@H??

If so, what model, specs, OS, and how does it produce??? Let me know.

Thanks,
- Joey
 
PanzerKrieg13 said:
Hey guys, I'm thinking of picking up an Eee here soon once I take care of some bills, but I'm curious of something........ Has anyone been using an Eee to run F@H??

If so, what model, specs, OS, and how does it produce??? Let me know.

Thanks,
- Joey
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Wow, just wow. You sir are a credit to [Hard]Folding. I'd be inclined to say it's just not a right fit since it being designed to be portable it probably spends a decent amount of time turned off in your bag moving around, not sitting on your desk turned on. So it's not going to do much anyway and probably slow down an already tight on cpu cycles system.
 
OldPueblo said:
Wow, just wow. You sir are a credit to [Hard]Folding. I'd be inclined to say it's just not a right fit since it being designed to be portable it probably spends a decent amount of time turned off in your bag moving around, not sitting on your desk turned on. So it's not going to do much anyway and probably slow down an already tight on cpu cycles system.
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Hmmm... Not sure if that comment is supposed to be an insult, a compliment, or a little of both. But intent and motive aside, it was just a question of morbid curiosity.

The reason I ask is simply because I run my laptop damn near 24 x 7 as it is. Yes, it's my only system right now, but still. I also run Folding almost every second my laptop is powered on, whether I'm using it or not. I fail to see why an Eee would be any different, aside from probably not running F@H when I'm using it.

Aside from Folding, I am also a college student and would like to obtain an Eee as my Asus is just a bit too complicated and heavy to constantly transport.

Side note: I don't Fold for [H]ard, though I wouldn't mind crunching some WU's for the [H]orde once I build my new system or obtain a secondary system (such as the Eee).

- Joey
 
PanzerKrieg13 said:
Hmmm... Not sure if that comment is supposed to be an insult, a compliment, or a little of both. But intent and motive aside, it was just a question of morbid curiosity.

The reason I ask is simply because I run my laptop damn near 24 x 7 as it is. Yes, it's my only system right now, but still. I also run Folding almost every second my laptop is powered on, whether I'm using it or not. I fail to see why an Eee would be any different, aside from probably not running F@H when I'm using it.

Aside from Folding, I am also a college student and would like to obtain an Eee as my Asus is just a bit too complicated and heavy to constantly transport.

Side note: I don't Fold for [H]ard, though I wouldn't mind crunching some WU's for the [H]orde once I build my new system or obtain a secondary system (such as the Eee).

- Joey
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Not an insult at all, just surprised. :) To me the EEEPC isn't a "computer." Sure mine runs XP, but I honestly relate it closer to my PDA phone since its ultraportable and easy yank out, use quickly, and put back away. No additional bulky bags, accessories, etc. So to me it's like putting folding on my phone. :p
 
How is it not a computer? :)

Has everything any other laptop has, it's just smaller... :D
 
OldPueblo said:
Not an insult at all, just surprised. :) To me the EEEPC isn't a "computer." Sure mine runs XP, but I honestly relate it closer to my PDA phone since its ultraportable and easy yank out, use quickly, and put back away. No additional bulky bags, accessories, etc. So to me it's like putting folding on my phone. :p
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Hell, when (or if) F@H releases a cell phone version, I will be first in line to install and use it. Cell phones sit powered on 24 x 7 for most people, and are used less than a few hours per day for most. There is a lot of wasted potential if you ask me!

- Joey
 
Blazestorm said:
How is it not a computer? :)

Has everything any other laptop has, it's just smaller... :D
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I'm talking perception, like one of those huge mammoth desktop replacement laptops to me aren't really laptops since it requires a crane to move them around. Anything that can come out of my wife's purse and put me on the internet in 40 seconds, all while holding it in one hand, is more PDA-like then laptop-like to me. And that's it's intended design I think hence the custom built Xandros OS with the tabs, etc.
 
This may seem like a silly question.. looking at the specs/pics at newegg.. how does one install drivers via CD or even view DVD's ?
 
Well if you're installing XP you have a thumb-drive or an external DVD drive ;)

I think Asus assumes you know what you're doing if you're formatting and installing new OS's and whatnot...

The drivers themselves are only ~250 megs in the folders... easy to drop onto a thumb-drive to install after XP...

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I recommend using Firefox3 for the Eee... lets you zoom out of a website like mine, basically simulates a higher resolution...
 
Blazestorm said:
I recommend using Firefox3 for the Eee... lets you zoom out of a website like mine, basically simulates a higher resolution...
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Is it only Firefox 3 beta 2 that lets you zoom out? The latest version doesn't do this?
 
Alright. I'm convinced. I'm gonna get this.

Though which one looks better the Galaxy Black or Pearl White?

I was kinda aiming for the white because of the emphasis of the black speakers. Makes the border look pretty cool.
 
Harkamus said:
Is it only Firefox 3 beta 2 that lets you zoom out? The latest version doesn't do this?
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I'm pretty sure that just changes the text sizes, in Firefox3 it actually re-sizes images. Like on youtube it will make the video itself smaller so you can see more on the screen :)

On the current firefox it just makes text smaller.
 
PanzerKrieg13 said:
Hell, when (or if) F@H releases a cell phone version, I will be first in line to install and use it. Cell phones sit powered on 24 x 7 for most people, and are used less than a few hours per day for most. There is a lot of wasted potential if you ask me!
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Unless you keep your phone plugged into the charger, you'd murder your battery life doing so.
 
Blazestorm said:
I'm pretty sure that just changes the text sizes, in Firefox3 it actually re-sizes images. Like on youtube it will make the video itself smaller so you can see more on the screen :)
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About time. :)

Opera's zoomed images/flash for several years, and even IE added the same with 7.0.
 
DanNeely said:
Unless you keep your phone plugged into the charger, you'd murder your battery life doing so.
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If I am at home, I have my phone on a charger. Even when I'm out of town, I usually have my phone charging somewhere. I don't like to chance a dead battery. I don't even use my cell much, but I always like to be as prepared as possible.

- Joey
 
The new models are only going to have a bigger screen but the entire computer itself will stay the same size?
 
I'm about to order an EEE, decided to sell one of my scratch build PC and get an EEE with the money. Looking at a 4GB Galaxy Black with 2GB of RAM and a 5.25 enclosure for a extra DVD RW I got around (I might just use Nlite and install it off a thumb drive). Trying to decide if I should shrink down a version of MCE so I have the simple Media Center to boot into (too bad they didn't incorporate a browser into the Media Center) or a copy of Professional.

Either way I'm looking at stripped down Windows XP (either Pro or MCE), Firefox, Open Office, Skype, Messenger Live, Winamp, K-Lite Mege Codec Pack (with Media Player Classic) and Motorola Phone Tools for the web on the road (no Express Slot for my GlobeTrotter GT 3.6 Express). I have a WD 250GB Passport with my media on it, doesn't mean I won't have a couple of CDs stored on the EEE.

Should be here at the end of the week.

ORDERED:
Asus EEE 4GB Galaxy Black from Costco.com
8GB SDHC and one stick of 2GB DDR2 667 RAM from Newegg.com
 
My God, I want one soo bad! My gadget lust cannot be satisfied until the Eee PC is in my hands!
 
RangerXML said:
Either way I'm looking at stripped down Windows XP (either Pro or MCE
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What are these stripped down versions of Windows I keep reading about? Can't you just do a custom install of Windows and omit the applications you don't need? Please, do explain, because I'd like to know for when I get my eee PC. I also want to run Windows XP on it.
 
Harkamus said:
What are these stripped down versions of Windows I keep reading about? Can't you just do a custom install of Windows and omit the applications you don't need? Please, do explain, because I'd like to know for when I get my eee PC. I also want to run Windows XP on it.
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google nlite
 
I don't know. I'm don't know much about the VIA chipset/CPU so I'm limiting there. Just figured since Asus had to 'add' support for their Eee to run XP.

As long as they have the driver support, I guess you're fine.
 
VIA is just the old and now AMD platform, works fine, just installed XP on a PC with a Socket 754 AMD Athlon 64 3200+ and it worked fine (Windows Update has the newest VIA Chipset Drivers). Its not like the EEE has that new of a chipset platform either :p

Anyways, now its gonna get interesting, the EEE made a big impact in the holiday market Evrex, Dell and HP are already working on there own version to make up for the looses. I'm keeping and playing around with my EEE until something better comes around, but I know a moded EEE can sell for a nice price and if I catch it just right I should be able to off load my EEE before the new generation comes out.
 
darktiger said:
I am looking at this, better specs than the EEEPC

http://www.everex.com/
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"better" is subjective...

I'd rather have a 4GB SSD, than 30Gig Ipod/Laptop drive... Slow and prone to breaking... my Eee boots into windows XP faster than my Q6600 @ 3.0ghz with 2 Raptors in Raid-0... :eek: which is sad for me...

Ridiculous trackpad placement (upper right) and button (upper left)

Via chipset is SLOW. their 1.2ghz is slower than the 900mhz celeron. It doesn't do 3D acceleration, that means no 3D games :( I like Unreal Tournament, plays on max settings VERY well on the Eee... Bot matches on Face are fun as hell.

Annnnd you can only get it at Walmart...
 
Blazestorm.. THANK YOU!!

I was kinda iffy as well after looking at the specs. The DVI port was the only thing that caught my eye.

I didn't know how well the VIA CPU would perform but now I'm just gonna go purchase the Eee instead. :)
 
Once I get my 16gb SDHC back from RMA i'll do some HD videos to demonstrate the Eee... as I have an HD camera and filming is my other job :p

As a note, be nice to your SD/SDHC cards.. they're not as robust as HDD's as in, don't format them a lot, try to defrag, move your swapfile then unplug the SD card and delete the swap-file and put it back in and have XP say the card doesn't exist then when you finally get it to format you only end up with 11.2 gigs instead of 14.9
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If you're just going to mount it as a local-disk D: or copy/save files to it, you'll be fine. I managed to corrupt a few gigs within a couple hours of owning it :eek:
 
I just created a thumb drive Windows XP SP3 install disc using nlite to mod XP and this link:

http://www.eeeguides.com/2007/11/installing-windows-xp-from-usb-thumb.html

The disc was an old non service pack Windows XP OEM copy that I slipped SP3 into and added the CDkey for simple installation (don't feel to adventures with nlite, give me time) I did remove some crap. Its all tested on my test machine and works, woot. Now I need to wait for my EEE.
 
I'd been thinking about getting one of these for a while. My ultraportable laptop wasn't nearly as ultra as this.

I'm looking at running XP MCE (no idea why, but I don't see Pro giving me anything extra). Already very familiar with nlite. (and vLite. Love those programs). I'll be using it as an in-car GPS this summer, as well as using it for school as well (campus is not Vista 64 friendly, and the 17" is too fricking big to carry around) for typing notes on.

I have a 2gb stick of RAM (which I'll actually put in the DV9000, and move the 1gb to the EEE), a 16gb SDHC card, and the EEE 4G Galaxy in my cart. I have more than enough money to buy it...but something's holding me back.

Can anyone suggest something to push me over the edge and make me click the buy now button?
 
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