Asus EEE PC users!!

[Captain_ClutchKick]

I just bought an EEE PC 1000, with Windoze and the 80gb hard disk. Looking forward to getting it, it is actually the first entirely new computer system I have ever bought!

 

Anyone else have it or want to hear about what it's like when I get it?

[Guest RB26DETT]

hehe. not really a fan of the EEEPC's but my two of my sisters have an EEEPC 700 each.

[Pherelas]

I'm looking at these at the moment. I think i'm going to buy an Advent 4211 which is a re-badged MSI Wind. How much is a eee 1000 with windows anyway, don't think i've seen one.

[Captain_ClutchKick]

Every review I've read says the EEE PC 1000 is much better than the Wind. It isn't a poxy 8gb flash memory on a 7-inch screen like RB's sisters'.

 

Send £350 to eBuyer and they'll get you an EEE 1000 with a new Intel Atom 1.6ghz, 10-inch screen, Windows XP PoS3, 80gb HDD and 1gb RAM as standard that will upgrade to 2gb. The battery is ideal for its intended use as an electronic note book at college, it can last 6 - 8 hours without needing a recharge. It is smaller than most other laptops, but it's heavier than a Wind, although I wouldn't buy a Wind because it has a sillier name... "I've got Wind!"/"I've got Es!"

 

I made this thread in this section because I don't intend to use it for gaming, although the graphics memory eats into the RAM, so I will definitely upgrade and try ;)

[Pherelas]

Every review I've read says the EEE PC 1000 is much better than the Wind. It isn't a poxy 8gb flash memory on a 7-inch screen like RB's sisters'.

 

Send £350 to eBuyer and they'll get you an EEE 1000 with a new Intel Atom 1.6ghz, 10-inch screen, Windows XP PoS3, 80gb HDD and 1gb RAM as standard that will upgrade to 2gb. The battery is ideal for its intended use as an electronic note book at college, it can last 6 - 8 hours without needing a recharge. It is smaller than most other laptops, but it's heavier than a Wind, although I wouldn't buy a Wind because it has a sillier name... "I've got Wind!"/"I've got Es!"

 

I made this thread in this section because I don't intend to use it for gaming, although the graphics memory eats into the RAM, so I will definitely upgrade and try ;)

 

The battary is the only bad thing about the Wind but for the £70 can buy another one or an external battery charger pack thing.

 

Anyway i'm getting the Advent 4211 which is a crap name but not bad. Same specs for £70 less.

[Neo-Tech]

A new EEE Box is coming out soon, can't wait for that

[Captain_ClutchKick]

A new EEE Box is coming out soon, can't wait for that

 

That thing looks so cool!

[Captain_ClutchKick]

It's here and it#'s really, really good. Solid build quality, only thing is a lack of a CD drive so if I want to install any games I have to somehow make ISOs of them...

[Guest RB26DETT]

best is to buy an external optical drive.

[hesonly5]

See, if you'd bought a MacBook Air you could've done it wirelessly via any other PC or Mac :D

 

*runs*

[Guest RB26DETT]

but it'll cost a bajillion dollars more.

[hesonly5]

That's not the point, I says XD

[Captain_ClutchKick]

Nah, it's good, I have an external hard disk. Upgraded the RAM to 2gb second day I had it. Runs GTAIII superbly, NFS MW lags quite a bit, Midtown Madness II is fine on fairly high settings, and Hitman 2 and Contracts are fine. Feels like it will last for about a decade, which is what I would like it to do :D

[Pherelas]

See, if you'd bought a MacBook Air you could've done it wirelessly via any other PC or Mac :D

 

*runs*

DISCLAIMER: DO NOT USE THIS GUIDE FOR ILLEGAL PURPOSES (IE. PROGRAMS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE LICENCES!) This guide does not circumvent any copy protection methods such as securom, etc.

This is a guide for making ISO's in Windows

 

Programs needed (all freeware, no need for licences):

Daemon Tools 3.47 (http://www.daemon-tools.cc/dtcc/download.php)

InfraRecorder (http://infrarecorder.sourceforge.net/)

 

Equipment needed:

1. Computer with Windows OS and optical drive.

2. Wind

3. Network connection between computers/usb hdd/flash key with enough capacity

 

Workflow:

1. Install InfraRecorder to computer no. 1

2. Insert optical media to computer no. 1 optical tray, then close tray.

3. Start InfraRecorder and go to ACTIONS menu => COPY DISC => TO A DISK IMAGE...

4. Choose the optical drive where you inserted the optical media as a source, press ...-button and input image name. Press OK to start image writing process.

5. Copy the image to Wind with any of the three mentioned ways.

6. Install Daemon Tools 3.47 to Wind.

7. Mount created ISO-image with daemon tools.

8. Begin installation process from mounted image.

 

Source - http://forums.msiwind.net/external-devices/using-optical-media-without-optical-drive-msi-wind-t552.html

 

 

 

There you go, save your grand and spend it on wine gums :)

[Captain_ClutchKick]

Yep, I made CD images, that's how I get games onto my EEE :)