I love this Ruby Red Netbook with 9+ of Battery Life with Windows 7 Starter.
I have had this computer for almost 2 months and I love it so much. It is more than I had hoped for and it has a 250 harddrive and after loading everything under the sun…including books, music, pictures, etc. I haven’t even dented the 250 bytes.
I am very satisfied with my W Series netbook. I was aware of the criticisms posted by some other reviewers. The netbook works fine for me. The profile photo on Amazon clearly shows the battery unlike some other sites. It doesn’t bother me at all. It tilts the netbook at a nice angle, and it keeps the netbook cooler. The fan is not that loud. The display is great! The high resolution images are superb. If you are far-sighted, you might want something else. I like the clarity of the images. The right shift key is small, but I have adjusted. The keyboard feels nice and I can type fairly rapidly. I bought it for reading email, surfing the web, and working on basic Office documents. It does all of these things well. There are cheaper products, but I like the Sony quality and reliability. I recommend this netbook.
Typical IBM/Lenovo product. Reliable, compact , well designed and the installed face recognition software is a definite bonus which has saved you money straight away. head and shoulders above other netbooks that I have had.
Chances are, you will not laugh or anything, because this is not normal for my videos. My Samsung NC10 came the other day. I thought I would be my experience with shares of this netbook, very short. After reading many reviews, the bloatware that Samsung, with this netbook was a main point of criticism. Instead of booting directly into the original Windows installation, I decided to install integrated into a fresh, clean copy with SP3 slipstreamed and all drivers. The drivers were downloaded from the Internet …
This little ‘netbook’ is very small. I liken it too a poor man’s OQO but it does its intended job: To get on the Internet. One cannot play WoW on it and expect it to mimic their home PC. Also it having a Celeron is something to hamper the expected performance of it. However, it comes underclocked! A good thing and a bad one too. That’s to save energy and extend the life of the machine. I was blessed to get a version w/ Windows XP on it for a reasonable price. The first thing I did was to bump up the SO-DIMM RAM to 2GB and that seemed to help. The auto update (which I disabled) stuck me with XP Service Pack 3, so that ate up the already small HD. Getting rid of the swapfiles freed up over 5% of the HD, which is a lot for just an 8GB hard drive. The 701 SD possesses a SD card reader (hence its name) so one can save the solid-state drive some room. It seems to run a little hot when it’s used for a while. The battery charges relatively quick compared to my Compaq V6444US.
I kept looking for someone to review this laptop but no one did. Finally, I decided to buy it anyway. Good decision. This laptop gives you a lot for your money. The backlight for the keyboard is very helpful if you work in dim lit areas. The keyboard is very comfortable. It has a power up button that gets you on the internet in seconds. I still do not know how many hours I can get from the battery because the specs do not provide this information. The cover is a plush black and yes, it does show fingerprints but that’s no big deal. All in all, I am very happy with this purchase and would highly recommend this laptop.
I decided to purchase this one because it met and exceeded my requirements for a NETBOOK. The specs on this baby match up better than most. Great keyboard and mouse, keys feel great, wireless n, fast boot, upgradeable from 1GB to 2GB, user friendly ASUS Bios updater interface, Microsoft works, lightweight. You must understand first the context of my statement. I wanted a NETbook. Not a Laptop. I didnt want an “ultimate” or Professional” version of ANYTHING running on this NETbook. I wanted it to be lean and mean. I wanted a small, powerful, convenient AND FAST NETbook for casual surfing and email. If you wanted more, your in the wrong market. I didnt buy this to play games, edit, video, watch TV or DVD’s, etc. Like I said I didn’t want a Laptop. Windows Starter 32 bit is an excellent match for a NETbook. Think of Windows 7 Starter as just that, the place to start. I figured, if I NEED an “anytime upgrade” Ill get it. At this point, having had used it for a week, I’m not changing a thing. Less is more with a NETbook. Ill save upgrades for my LAPtop and DESKtop. From when I push the power button to my first opening click of Firefox = less than one minute. I removed some preloaded crapware, i.e. ASUS whistles and bells and some preloaded games. Added Norton Internet Security Netbook Edition, and bingo, the perfect NETbook.
My Seashell arrived Friday. The first hour or two I was unsure as my primary PC (work) is a Lenovo T400. This was so small.
After spending time getting used to the size and organizing the features to my preferences - I fell in love. It is exactly what I had hoped it would be. It’s perfect for surfing the net, reading news online, watching videos. It’s light and easy to use.
The storage will be large enough for my iTunes and to run the Office Suite. The 2 GB RAM is a nice upgrade compared to most other netbooks with just 1 GB. I think it’s going to be great for travel and just to have around the house for everyday internet needs.
Small and compact, fits perfectly in my book bag and weighs less than 3lbs. The battery life that I have experienced has been awesome, mine came with a 6-cell battery so I am looking at around 8 hours of battery life, but I haven’t timed nor tested this. I read another comment that was posted regarding the size of the netbook with the 6-cell battery in place. I agree that the pictures do not illustrate this, however, we’re talking an extra inch…maybe…in height on the backside. A plus to this extra inch is that the netbook now tilts forward which makes it easier for typing, kind of like the little “stilts” underneath a desktop keyboard. FYI, with the 6-cell battery in place it still fits in my caselogic 10.3in case/sleeve that I bought for it.
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| Review by Patrick Nolan (NEW JERSEY) 2010-03-06 If you're in the market for a netbook, this is what you want. My girlfriend (and sometimes me) are using this for about 6 weeks and we have zero complaints. It seems that the battery lasts forever. Asus has the composition of a netbook really great.... | |
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| Review by Patrick Nolan (NEW JERSEY) 2010-03-06 If you're in the market for a netbook, this is what you want. My girlfriend (and sometimes me) are using this for about 6 weeks and we have zero complaints. It seems that the battery lasts forever. Asus has the composition of a netbook really great.... | |
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| Review by Patrick Nolan (NEW JERSEY) 2010-03-06 If you're in the market for a netbook, this is what you want. My girlfriend (and sometimes me) are using this for about 6 weeks and we have zero complaints. It seems that the battery lasts forever. Asus has the composition of a netbook really great.... | |
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| Review by Cynthia A. Kinney (MICHIGAN USA) 2010-03-07 I had initial concerns about moving from a full size laptop with an accounting completely clear. Since I removed my computing needs have changed and I thought that a book could be a net good fit for me. I'm not much research and shopping online. My primary requirement was the battery life. Something I wanted... | |
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| Review by Cynthia A. Kinney (MICHIGAN USA) 2010-03-07 I had initial concerns about moving from a full size laptop with an accounting completely clear. Since I removed my computing needs have changed and I thought that a book could be a net good fit for me. I'm not much research and shopping online. My primary requirement was the battery life. Something I wanted... | |
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| Review by Jesus Ramirez (HOOD RIVER, OR USA) 2010-03-08 This ASUS Eee PC 1005PE Seashell offers a very long 14 hours to recharge the battery. I was surprised that it took hours to charge the loss, instead of hours. Most laptops only lasts a maximum of three hours and should not be brought to charge. This netbook also offers a service connection... | |
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| Review by J. Patterson (GLEN MILLS, PA, USA) 2010-03-01 This is item 1 laptop kind I have heard. I travel for my company and I thought, I realized the e-mail and Skype with my family to check and this machine works well and quickly. I like the lightness and compact size. He came with other software, like Microsoft... | |
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| Review by Paul F Bliss (USA) 2010-03-07 I bought it for one of my daughters, as a backup, when his desk was trashed by malware. I had some reservations because other guests complaining about the trackpad. I always had a personality clash with touchpad, but decided to purchase the same. Sure enough, touchpad is very frustrating unde... | |
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| Review by Mark E. Edney (HENDERSONVILLE, NC) 2010-03-01 I purchased this netbook for a PC 2. Easily connects to our wireless network and we use it throughout the house, because it is so easy to move. Long battery life, faster boot-up, keyboard and mouse pad good works correctly even if you can add a mini wireless mouse for about $ 15.00. I recomm... | |
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