Some of the problems with the eeePC
I love the eeePC. But there are things that could be better.
I am actually surprised how often I run into things that require more performance than this little device has to offer. It’s a decent enough processor (an Intel Celeron running at 571MHz in the “Surf” version and at 667MHz in the more expensive ones). And it turns out that there’s web content that requires more horse power than that. Flash based video, for example. Who would have thought.
Obviously the screen is too small. Both in physical dimensions and in resolution.
The keyboard is less of a problem than I thought. Yes, it’s crowded, but I got used to it quite quickly.
The good news? According to the rumors we’ll get a 2nd generation eeePC from Asus within the next few months that is based on a newer Intel processor and has a larger screen with higher resolution (I see more and more references of 9-9.4″ screen with 1024×600 as resolution). I’m still trying to get more information on the CPU they will use. Let’s hope it’s the recently announced Silverthorne.
Thanks for visiting!
I hope this was helpful - if not, please leave a comment and let me know why! Were you searching for something else? Did I miss an important aspect?
