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post #1 of 28
12/7/09 at 9:43am
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I'm going to get the Asus Eee PC 1005HA-V. I want the V because it has a matted screen. I'm not particularly rough with my possessions and was hoping I would be able to just throw this in a bag and go out the door without a sleeve or special padded bag. Is this possible? I've read a lot of reviews, but have not seen much mentioning durability. I dont care if the case gets scratched up, I just dont want it to break.

I think it's strange that the Asuss dont have a second mouse button. What's the reasoning behind this? I was planning on carrying around a mouse anyway since I never liked touch screens. Any recommendations for a mouse?
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post #2 of 28
12/7/09 at 10:46am
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Originally Posted by Reggs View Post
I'm going to get the Asus Eee PC 1005HA-V. I want the V because it has a matted screen. I'm not particularly rough with my possessions and was hoping I would be able to just throw this in a bag and go out the door without a sleeve or special padded bag. Is this possible? I've read a lot of reviews, but have not seen much mentioning durability. I dont care if the case gets scratched up, I just dont want it to break.

I think it's strange that the Asuss dont have a second mouse button. What's the reasoning behind this? I was planning on carrying around a mouse anyway since I never liked touch screens. Any recommendations for a mouse?

i toss mine everywhere without a sleeve
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post #3 of 28
12/7/09 at 11:45am
How do I use it? With my fingers.

I just got my ASUS and the couple of times I went out with it, I just tossed it in the sleeve that came with the machine. Be advised: your netbook will be a fingerprint magnet.

To the mouse button? Yes, there is only one button. However, you can both left and right click. It's a rocker panel more than it's a "button."
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post #4 of 28
12/7/09 at 12:03pm
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That makes sense. I couldn't tell it was a pivoted button because the machine at Best Buy was turned off. The way the put the buttons on either side of the pad on the HP netbooks is the worst design in recent memory.

As for finger prints, I really hate glossy plastic and think I might take sandpaper to it. I saw this little project done to a DS before with good results.

http://www.5tags.com/2006/09/26/maki...ds-lite-matte/
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post #5 of 28
12/7/09 at 6:39pm
I have an Eee also. I just toss it in my Saddleback Brief/backpack and go. I'm not brutal on my gear, I haven't dropped it or anything, but when I'm using the brief as a backpack it does bounce around on my back when I'm running. All I can say. And yes, the button is a LC, RC rocker. http://www.styleforum.net/attachment...2&d=1253379023
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post #6 of 28
12/7/09 at 7:15pm
My main netbook is the Air, and the answer to 'how do you use it' is... ...very carefully. Bends like a mofo. I have other arguably better subnotebooks but I'm dual-OS so don't get much of a choice if I want to do everything I do. And it's pretty. I'm sure a 'real' netbook would not only go for longer but be more durable - but I just can't bring myself to sink to that level. It's like going from (a flawed) Valextra to Crumpler.
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post #7 of 28
12/7/09 at 9:20pm
A week ago I dropped my Sony Vaio P-series on the concrete floor of the airport as I was getting my things off the conveyor. To my surprise, nothing was broken and it continued to work without any problems whatsoever.
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post #8 of 28
12/7/09 at 9:22pm
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A week ago I dropped my Sony Vaio P-series on the concrete floor of the airport as I was getting my things off the conveyor. To my surprise, nothing was broken and it continued to work without any problems whatsoever.
This does not surprise me about a Vaio. Always seemed nice machines.
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post #9 of 28
12/7/09 at 9:30pm
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A week ago I dropped my Sony Vaio P-series on the concrete floor of the airport as I was getting my things off the conveyor. To my surprise, nothing was broken and it continued to work without any problems whatsoever.
Exactly. Most companies at the upper end build things which are designed to be used. I've had a Sony SZ which fell onto concrete take a nasty crack in a not easily visible part of the reinforced plastic case (which didn't affect everyday use) and an equally nasty (but easily covered by a skin) scuff on the lid - HDD failed but that was easily replaced and worked fine until I upgraded. I guarantee you that a "carved from a single block of bullshit" Uni-body Apple would have been J-shaped in the same impact. I've always thought that the P is way too slow to be genuinely useful. What's your take on this (and what OS do you run / what do you do on it)? I'm not the worlds greatest fan of trackpoints but the form factor is tempting, no doubt.
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post #10 of 28
12/7/09 at 10:41pm
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Exactly. Most companies at the upper end build things which are designed to be used. I've had a Sony SZ which fell onto concrete take a nasty crack in a not easily visible part of the reinforced plastic case (which didn't affect everyday use) and an equally nasty (but easily covered by a skin) scuff on the lid - HDD failed but that was easily replaced and worked fine until I upgraded.

I guarantee you that a "carved from a single block of bullshit" Uni-body Apple would have been J-shaped in the same impact.

I've always thought that the P is way too slow to be genuinely useful. What's your take on this (and what OS do you run / what do you do on it)? I'm not the worlds greatest fan of trackpoints but the form factor is tempting, no doubt.
I love mine, and use it daily. It's great for travel as well as for use during meetings. It has Windows Vista, but isn't as slow as I thought it would be; newer versions now run with Windows 7. The size is fantastic for taking it with me everywhere.
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post #11 of 28
12/8/09 at 2:59am
I play old games on it
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post #12 of 28
12/8/09 at 12:52pm
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I play old games on it

mame or abbandon games?
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post #13 of 28
12/8/09 at 1:56pm
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Originally Posted by JayJay View Post
A week ago I dropped my Sony Vaio P-series on the concrete floor of the airport as I was getting my things off the conveyor. To my surprise, nothing was broken and it continued to work without any problems whatsoever.

Strangely enough, last Friday my colleague dropped his P-Series on the floor and it was dead. No physical damage apart from some scratches but it was kaput. Some lights came on but no hard drive activity, no screen activity and no warning beeps.
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post #14 of 28
12/8/09 at 3:57pm
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Strangely enough, last Friday my colleague dropped his P-Series on the floor and it was dead. No physical damage apart from some scratches but it was kaput. Some lights came on but no hard drive activity, no screen activity and no warning beeps.
I was so afraid this would happen to mine as it was a very hard fall. Mine has few movable parts so that may have made a difference, but still the fall was HARD.
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post #15 of 28
12/8/09 at 11:00pm
Have an eee pc, hardly ever use it. Sometimes I use it to check email from bed, but that's about it. Iphone + Macbook + office desktop pc don't leave much need for a netbook. the eee is fairly sturdy, but the battery life on mine (2nd gen I think) is terrible.
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