Perfect Netbook

By TheBaron (Boston, MA)

This review is for: Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-BU

Ordered this netbook, because I was looking for a N450 device used line 1005.

Now let me say that I glad I'm not going to spend the extra $ 60. This computer has it all in 1005 minus line Bluetooth (honestly, I do not think I ever had a person that Bluetooth uses MET) battery life (11 vs. 14 hours, real world 8 vs 11 hours), disk space (160 versus 250GB, the difference is negligible), VS-Display (matte screen glossy screen, same resolution), wireless (g vs n) and execution (matt vs. glossy).

Well, that's how a lot of differences, but seems all of them to conserve battery power, are useless bells and whistles do, that nothing in the performance of the computer (similar effect to a moon roof and put a spoiler on a car and jacking the price up).

Battery life is the only worthwhile difference between the two models (maybe 60-80 dollars worth according to what are your plans). It would have been nice to have wireless-N, but most users probably will not notice the difference.

As far as the exit screen and go, I think Matt is actually an advantage. A glossy screen is tiring to read, in bright light. I will never understand what the recent obsession with glossy screens, they are deadly on the eyes. As for a shiny surface, your netbook like a piece of packing tape worn look good after 15 minutes (big greasy fingerprints everywhere!).

I've heard a lot of people complain that the keyboard feels spongy this model, but I think they need to be with mallets typing, because the 1001p keyboard feels like any other notebook I've ever used. It is not pressing into the corners or anywhere for that matter, and I am a pretty hard typist.

The first thing I did when I got this computer was to clean install Windows 7 Ultimate and Office 2003 (Office 2007, an unholy abomination and a grave injustice is committed, on the whole of humanity). So far, the netbook by applications to 1GB Ram has been breezing stutters with nary. I would recommend you take an upgrade from Windows 7 Starter absolute rubbish, it does not even let the wallpaper, just to annoy you. Furthermore, you might as well all of ASUS software (asked it periodically generates pop-up ads, if you want to pay for something, get rid of) and then install the drivers for LAN and WLAN, you really do not need the others.

Finally, (ah, high school English, where would I be without you) The 1001P is a solid, not surprisingly strong netbook with an excellent design. It is more than adequate for most computing tasks short of video editing. And for $ 280? Are you kidding me? How can you complain?