Netbook computers

Explore the great new features of Windows 7 Starter with the Eee PC 1015PED-PU. Featuring optimized energy-saving features and easy-to-use shortcuts, the Windows operating system is redesigned to give you an enhanced user experience making your everyday tasks simpler than ever before. Plus, Windows 7 has easy networking sharing that helps connect you instantly to Wi-Fi hotspots and networking hubs. Share more with friends and surf the Web better with Windows 7 and the Eee PC 1015PED-PU. Windows 7 Starter makes Eee PCs easier to use because it puts less between you and what you want to do – less waiting, less clicking, less hassle connecting to networks. Starter combines the latest in reliability and responsiveness with the familiarity and compatibility of Windows.

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¹ Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations. For more information, please visit http://event.asus.com/eeepc/battery/index.htm. The estimated maximum battery life in Windows 7 is measured with MobileMark 2007.
² ASUS WebStorage is a complimentary trial service for 1 year after registration. Actual storage capacity varies by model.
³ Bluetooth v3.0 transfers files at roughly 480 megabits (60 Megabytes) per second in close proximity, and 100 megabits (12.5 Megabytes) per second at 10 meters. Actual results may vary depending on usage scenarios.

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51 of 55 people found the following review helpful.
Amazing Little Netbook
By unknown
Bought this netbook awhile ago for class (college) and I love every moment I've spent with it.

PROS:
-Battery Life,I get about 10 hours which is phenomenal...no other netbook has been closer to Asus' EEE battery life thanks to the Super Hybrid Engine.(I mainly use it for surfing web while typing text documents @ 87% right now, its reading 9 hours and 45 minutes.)
-Charging Speed, it takes only 2 hours or a little more to fully charge this netbook. That's quick in return for 10 hours of battery life!
-Keyboard, though smaller than standard desktops and laptops, is still pretty large in general. If you're a very skilled typist this keyboard will have no problems for you. (I'm typing this review at full speed on this netbook.) While the SHIFT key to the right is smaller, it's not a very significant problem for me because I always use the left SHIFT key regardless of the keyboard.
-Performance, though its specifications aren't anything to get excited about, for ordinary usage, it's surprisingly fast. Even on 1GB Ram. You should understand that netbooks are not laptop replacements. And it also means you should use lighter, less resource hogging softwares.
-Matte Screen, prevents glare indoors and outdoors. Most computers still have glossy screens that are practically mirrors, but this netbook doesn't. It saves you from annoying glare and reflections.
-Matte Shell still attracts grease but fingerprints are hardly seen. A significant improvement to previous EEE netbooks.
-Touchpad, is a significant improvement from the old dotted grid that Asus used in previous models. Its sensitivity can be customized to your liking so for me, it's just as good as any other laptop's touchpad. The right/left click buttons aren't too stiff so it's just right.
-Speakers are surprisingly loud and audio quality is decent.
-Webcam shutter is not really necessary but it's a nice thing to have. If you're webcamming someone and want to do something really quickly but privately (like fixing a wedgie or changing) you can just slip the shutter over to "off" and then shift it back over to "on" when you're done. No need to physically log off or turn off your webcam.

CONS:
-Windows 7 Starter has its limitations, but that can be changed with the provided "Windows Anytime Upgrade" which upgrades your Windows quickly.
-Webcam is only 0.3 megapixels. That's not very clear, but you shouldn't be constantly webcamming on a netbook anyway.
-Comes with unnecessary stickers boasting about it's battery life and other specs, but you can take them off if you'd like to.
-There's a bunch of secondary shortcuts (fn+F1,2,3...etc.). They're handy to have, but they're not really explained...even in the manual. But you can figure them out rather quickly after the first or second use.

So overall if you need to surf the web on the go and type up documents or even for social networking (email, IM, Skype/Oovoo, etc.) this netbook does the work quickly and perfectly.It's battery life is alone, a reason to choose this netbook over all the others on the market. Asus has perfected the art of netbooks and incorporated it into the EEE 1015ped-p.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Perfect for the road or as a second laptop
By Steve Woods
I finally purchased this netbook after contemplating buying the Samsung Galaxy Tab, due out this Fall. For doing real work, on the road or as a second laptop in my living room, this netbook with a RAM upgrade made the most sense. [Edit: I too bought incompatable RAM, even though it was DDR3. A BIOS update fixes it, and you get the latest BIOS for the netbook.]

I am very impressed with the battery life, but even more so with the processing speed and the usability of the 10" screen. I have been running Office 2007 (w/ Outlook) and Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 with only slight customization to get the most out of the 1024x600 real estate. The little beast will even run Ubuntu in VM Ware.

I would have given it 5 stars except for a few things:

1. I am not the best typist (programmer by trade), but I often find myself typing in text and suddenly the cursor will jump back a few words and I'm typing in the middle of the sentence. I'm probably accidently hitting the track pad or something, but it is really slowing me down compared to my full-sized keyboard.

2. There was an annoying clicking sound coming from the hard drive periodically. I called ASUS and they immediatley wanted me to RMA it - even sent a box to me. I did a little research on the internet (Google "quietHDD") and found a solution. ASUS should really just issue a firmware fix for this rather than replace netbooks with another one that will have the same issue. It's not a problem with the hard ware, just the settings. quietHDD sets the correct APM settings on the hard drive to keep it from parking the heads every few seconds.

3. It comes with a lot of bloat ware! After uninstalling most of it, Windows Starter is actually quite responsive. I don't forsee needing to upgrade it.

FOLLOWUP 1: Latest BIOS and hard drive still clicks.

FOLLOWUP 2: Battery dead after 6 months. Had to buy a new one for $80 - ouch.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Overall Good.. One nagging issue however.
By bloatedyak
Ok, here's the deal. When typing on this beast, I often hit the space bar. The space bar is right next to the top of the mouse tracking zone. If you even glance it, your cursor will end up where your mouse is pointed. This is really anoying when trying to type anything. I'm not sure how Asus could get around this with the form factor ... Maybe a quick lock button for the track pad? Hmmmm.