Talk:Asus Eee PC/Archive 5

What about the new Asus Eee Reader?
What about the upcoming Asus Eee Reader. Into which article space should info about this product go?

http://www.pcworld.com/article/171539/asus_eee_reader_to_join_ereader_fray_says_report.html?tk=rel_news


 * Asus' top of the line Eee Reader would be a dual screen, full-color device with both screens connected by a hinge to emulate the look and feel of a traditional book. Asus showed off a concept version of this device earlier this year.


 * it will reportedly be able to simultaneously read text on one screen and view a Web page on the other. Dual Web/reading access could be a handy feature for students who want to have an online reading guide open while they study, and every day readers could enhance their understanding of a book by referring to online sources relating to their text.


 * One of the screens may also have the capability to convert into a touch-based keypad, turning the device into some sort of netbook for easy Web access. Other features include Wi-Fi, speakers, Webcam, and microphone....

Also, we should look for info on what type of screen it will have: Color LCD? (Hope not!) Or color digital paper, like the Kindle? (much better for reading books!) RK (talk) 16:17, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

The Origional EEE was all Linux, Over the next year sales about 50/50. Then MS dropped price of XP on netbooks drastically and now 95% ship with XP.

Also FreeDOS will run on the EEE 700. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.227.178.70 (talk) 21:02, 16 October 2009 (UTC)

1000HE USB/eSATA port
For those curious about the recent edit that removed the USB/eSATA port from the specs of the 1000HE, I've checked around, and confirmed that the original "reliable" source appears to have had it wrong. Not sure why, but he saw eSATA even though the release model lacked it. Given this source (and a few others easily found with a simple search), plus the word of an owner, I believe it lacks such a port. I just figured I should note this for those (like myself) who are suspicious of anonymous edits which remove references. &mdash;ShadowRanger (talk 23:15, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

Split page
I suggest this be split. It started out about the original EEE PC, and since then it's become half about he original, half about the general series of EEEs. It's just a confusing mess now. Skuld (talk) 23:55, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

--I don't believe this to be true. It is a large article, but this doesn't mean "mess". Sections have been split appropriately, and while this continues I see no reason to fragment the page into smaller ones. Yes there is a history section and a general section, but this is simply due to the release of newer models.darkblackcorner (talk) 11:25, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

T91
T91 with touch-screen has come out last summer... I haven't got enough information to write about it, but if anyone's got it please help update! --Deryck C. 16:00, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Eee PC 904HD
"The Eee PC 904HD [26] is one of the first Eee PC models which features an HDD (80GB) instead of an SSD. This model will feature an Intel Celeron M running at 900 MHz and gets its power from a 6-cell battery." Nowadays, the Eee PC 904 is sold as new with 160 GB harddisk but sometimes 4-cell battery, be aware ! -- hemmerling (talk) 06:09, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Why did you choose series 700 as split point?
I really don't know why dedicate a section entirely to series 700 and another section to anything else? Wouldn't it be logical if: we either create a separate section for each series OR leave all together as they are now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.17.79.122 (talk) 02:16, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
 * I'd guess because the 700 series was not only the first in the eeepc line, but also pretty much the first netbook period! Given the notability of this, it seems completely reasonable to have a separate article for that series.  (In addition, there will probably be a lot more sources available for the 700.)  --199.76.191.146 (talk) 09:14, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

outdated info
The article is dated around 2008, describing "future models" that are available today. I think this dating of content violates the wikipedia style guidelines. Rtdrury (talk) 20:57, 21 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The problem is, Asus have released about a hundred slightly different versions of their Eee netbook in the past few years, and it's all just too much to keep up with. If there were just a few missing, readers would be adding them. As it is, we'll need a real Eee enthusiast to keep this article up to date. 78.21.5.181 (talk) 04:07, 26 May 2011 (UTC)

Mistake in editing
I can't undo my mistake because there appears to be some blacklisted link in the original version. I was trying to add this "That was replaced first by the 1201PN and in August 2010 with the 1215N, with a more powerful dual-core prosessor Atom D525, and the ION 2 GPU" Teemu Ruskeepää (talk) 07:44, 25 July 2010 (UTC)

Spambots are advertising this site
My sites are getting heavily spammed with links to this wikipedia page. Perhaps some of the links in the article are spam? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.187.95.96 (talk) 12:12, 25 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks! Good information to know. 121 references is far too many.  If I get some time next week I will do some serious trimming.  In the meantime, I encourage other editors to be bold and trim out non-essential links. Perhaps we will nuke the spammer's favorite link! Guy Macon  19:07, 10 October 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure it's the number of sources that's a problem, it's a complex article, the quality of them certainly is though. Rehevkor ✉  19:27, 10 October 2010 (UTC)

I have been reverting multiple attempts to insert links to websites that sell laptop batteries (putting up an add in the pre-dawn hours of Christmas day in the hopes that nobody is watching was a clever touch). I am going to be bold (WP:BEBOLD) and delete those existing links that look spammy or low quality to me. Feel free to add some back in if you think I went to far. Guy Macon 13:23, 25 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Good Job! Keep it up, CapnZapp (talk) 14:06, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Table
The comparison table is so large that there should be a comparison of current and discontinued models. -Mardus (talk) 21:44, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Maybe comparison table should be split into multiple tables. One table for overview and additional tables to compare relevant models. There are some major differences that separates eee models, they could be split by year of introduction, processor type (celeron, N270, 450, 330, 510?, Z520, N525, 550 etc) or features (atom, single/dual core), screen size (7/9/10/12") or form factor (netbook,tablet,pad). I would prefer year of intruction for overview table. Pick one or two models from each year to be compared to show progress. All celeron based models could form one table, they are not comparable to atoms. Asus was long stuck to N270, they could form another one. I wonder how many eee models there are now, just listing them all would be a good start. Jesh (talk) 23:15, 7 January 2011 (UTC)


 * I really have no idea what to do with it myself, it is too large and cumbersome to be of any use as is. Putting it on a separate "list of" article may be somewhat viable. But the list itself would have to be redesigned so new entries would be added to the bottom of the list rather than expanding to to the right. Separating the list as Jesh suggested is an option but I don't see any easy and obvious way to separate them myself. Rehevkor ✉  13:02, 8 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Having a complete and exhaustive list is very good (even though it will always remain a "work in progress"). Therefore I propose that several tables are maintained - just one will be too big and unwieldy (and will ultimately fail, since sooner or later some Wikipedian will feel tempted to "prune" the list, thus negating its utility. So perhaps one for the 700/900 models; another for the 1000-series, and at least one for any newer models (to be split when the number of configurations of 1100 + 1200 series models become too large for a single table). Splitting the giant table is our best safeguard against Wikipedians wanting to prune it (i.e. deleting useful and laboriously collected info). CapnZapp (talk) 14:01, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Other New Eee Devices
Where to put other new Eee devices such as The Eee Note, Eee Slate? Do these qualify as Eee PCs? I think the slate should, but how to make distinction? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.97.196.241 (talk) 01:08, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Your best bet is to create a new page for each of those Eee devices. Like with the Eee Box, devices that aren't Eee PC's belong on their own pages. This page isn't a general Eee page - it's specifically about Eee PC's. Let's keep it this way - as you can see, there's enough talk about "unwieldiness" already without the page having different sections on other Eee products. Cheers, CapnZapp (talk) 14:04, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Asus 1215N
Another new netbook with no mention in the main post. With it being called the "fastest netbook to date" by ASUS and "longest battery life of any ION2 netbook" here: http://www.asusreview.net/asus-eee-pc-1215n-netbook-review/ I think it should be included. Ideas? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.97.196.241 (talk) 01:11, 6 March 2011 (UTC)
 * No "ideas"... feel free to add it, if you don't want to wait until some other volunteer does it! :-) CapnZapp (talk) 14:05, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

new models not in the comparison table
At least the following (no claims of completeness):

1001PX, 1215N-U3, 1015PN, 1015PEM, 1015PED, and 1018P

CapnZapp (talk) 13:56, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

Citation for Linux audio fix
Under http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC#Forks_and_other_distributions the words "This problem was removed with the kernel 2.6.28 and above" are marked as needing a citation. The words in question seem to refer to the problem that an EeePC 900 wouldn't shtudown/reboot properly with earlier kernels when the audio driver was loaded. This issue was resolved in the 2.6.28 kernel and is mentioned on https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11889. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.32.48.87 (talk) 18:20, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

Release dates
It could be nice if also release dates, possibly US release dates to consistent, were stated in the table. 213.165.179.229 (talk) 08:05, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Linux on Asus EeePC 1215P : full and quick success !
In October 2011 for 300€ I bought online in Germany Asus EeePC 1215P (2 + 320 GB, 1366x768 12" display) , without MS-Windows. In 2 hours I self-installed Ubuntu without need of external optical drive, it runs out-of-the-box !! :-)

The Linux OpenSuSE 11.4 with Gnome installed by the seller (on my request, his advice was Ubuntu) works also, but the graphical user interface happens to be sometimes slow when I'm logged in as a certain user ID, a strange behavior ... but I prefer too much the SuSE experience, I will try to fix the problem :-)

--Abbondio (talk) 13:51, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Mini PCIe slot vs. FLASH_CON
The article is wrong when it states that in general there are 2 Mini PCIe slots, one only accepting special Asus SSD cards (and on another occasion says that the SSD card connects to Mini PCIe). The slot that card connects to is (eletrically) NOT a Mini PCIe slot, but an Asus-propietary "FLASH_CON" slot. MiniPCIe cards won't work in that slot, as Asus' SSD cards won't work in a standard Mini PCIe slot.--82.135.32.38 (talk) 17:29, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

OS Support — Windows Embedded 7
Windows Embedded 7 in installable on the first EEE-pc and run fine, with wifi support. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.91.192.120 (talk) 20:50, 7 October 2012 (UTC)

Windows 7 Also works on the EeePC 1000H - I know because I am running it now... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.194.213.86 (talk) 04:26, 18 March 2013 (UTC)

value of "Display1_DownScalingSupported"
... that phrase need a bit more explanation. I present form it is meaningless.

--Xerces8 (talk) 18:54, 3 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Unsourced, killed it with fire.  Я ehevkor ✉  21:07, 3 January 2014 (UTC)

Which Linux versions?
The table could use a bit of clarification. What does 'Linux' mean? That it was available with Linux, or that it was compatible with? I assume the former.

So, there are three different kinds of text in the green boxes: 1) Xandros running KDE and IceWM 2) Xandros 3) Yes

Are those different? If it was "Xandros running KDE and IceWM" all along, then I suggest that the boxes all should be changed into 'Yes', and then explain elsewhere, the details. Or change them all into "Xandros" or whatever fits.

213.165.179.229 (talk) 08:01, 10 July 2011 (UTC)


 * What is "Canonical"? This word is capitalized and occurs exactly ONE time, and that occurrence is in the Linux section. So, what is it? N0w8st8s (talk) 17:19, 3 January 2012 (UTC)


 * It means shipped with Linux. You can run Linux on any of them. After all they're basically just PCs. None of the hardware in them is exotic to be not supported by mainstream operating systems for x86-based computers. --92.72.252.128 (talk) 13:16, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

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Not supporting full VGA capabilities under Xandros?
Now, assuming that's the cut-down flavour of Linux that came pre-installed on the 4GB 701, I think this might be inaccurate. I pulled one from the junk pile at work (to use as a cheap and hackish NAS with a bunch of existing external USB drives), whose internal display proved to be half smashed. Knowing very little about the machines, I plugged it into a spare SXGA monitor, fired it up, and it came up in 1280x1024 (32bit!) mode straight away, showing a cropped-off portion of that on (what was still visible of) the internal display, somewhat like having a "virtual desktop" mode. It was still mirrored, yes, but the external display wasn't limited to the 800x480 of the internal, so I think the statement as it stands is a bit misleading. It also allowed me to switch to running only the external screen to save from having the internal one sitting there simply showing the backlight shining through a load of ugly LCD leakage...

Also the various programs that defaulted to full screen (Tuxpaint, Frozen Bubble, the video player and a few others) seemed to run at 800x600 (1024x768?)... I think. I didn't check what the monitor thought it was running at, but it certainly seemed higher rez than 640x480 without being full SXGA, or having a significantly stretched aspect. 193.63.174.115 (talk) 10:41, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

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Other models?
I've come across several Eee PCs of the model 1011px. They have a 4400mAh battery, come with an accessible stick of 1GB DDR3 RAM, and an Atom N455 CPU. Soupisgoodfood (talk) 18:58, 11 September 2016 (UTC)