Netbook computers

Product Description

Embrace mobile computing in style with the new ASUS Eee PC 1015PED. The 1015PED packs the latest ATOM CPU from Intel, the N475, which consumes less power than its predecessors, allowing the 1015PED to get up to a whopping 13 hours of battery life. With built-in Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, users can stay connected wherever they go. The 92%-scaled ergonomic keyboard and Multi-Touch touchpad make it a breeze to type and navigate through content. The 1015PED's 250GB hard drive and 500GB of free webstorage provide a wealth of storage and backup capabilities. The 1015PED also features a chiclet keyboard for added style and comfort.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5144 in Personal Computers
• Color: Red
• Brand: Asus
• Model: 1015PED-PU17-RD
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 12.09" h x 2.64" w x 9.96" l, 1.96 pounds
• CPU: Intel Atom 1.83 GHz
• Memory: 1GB SODIMM
• Hard Disk: 250GB
• Processors: 1
• Display size: 10.1

Features

• Intel Atom N475 (1.83GHz)
• 1GB DDR3 RAM, 1 SODIMM Slot, 2GB Max; Intel GMA 3150 graphics
• 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) + 500GB Free Web Storage; 0.3MP Webcam
• 10.1-Inch 1024X600 WSVGA Matte Finish LED Display; 802.11 b/g/n; Bluetooth 3.0; Chiclet Keyboard
• 6 cell battery for up to 13 Hours of Battery Life; Windows 7 Starter Operating System (32 bit)

Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Extremely Satisfied
By Aaron
After owning this netbook for about 3 weeks, I can safely say I am very happy with it.

PROS:
- Matte display and case.
- Cool on/off webcam switch.
- Perfect ergonomic keyboard.
- Mouse button requires perfect amount of pressure to click.
- Great battery life.
- RAM EASILY ACCESSIBLE THROUGH 1-SCREW SLOT ON BOTTOM OF NETBOOK!

CONS:
- Glossy texture, instead of matte, around the screen and between keys can be a fingerprint magnet. Not sure why they made that design choice.
- I am used to my Core i7 desktop with 6 gigs of RAM, so of course it seems a little slow to me.

I didn't really have any complaints about Windows 7 Starter; the only annoyance is that you can't change the background image. I upgraded to 2 gigs of RAM and noticed a major difference in the boot-up time. Be careful which type of RAM you choose as they will not all work. Crucial's memory advisor pointed me in the right direction.

Asus includes some bloatware that can easily be uninstalled. If you really want to pay for the upgrade to Win7 Pro, I would recommend using the Windows Anytime Upgrade program. It's quick and keeps all your programs/drivers intact using the same procedures as Windows Update.

For some reason the hard drive comes partitioned into the Win7 boot drive and a 100+ gig backup drive. What I did was delete the backup partition and expand the Windows 7 partition to include all of the hard drive space. Then, I installed Jolicloud next to Win7 at 125 gigs each. Now, at start up, I can choose to load either Win7 or Jolicloud!

I hope that helps!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great unit, but...
By P. Rey
Just received my ASUS Eee PC 1015PED and am doing fairly well with it. I removed most of the bloatware installed by ASUS, tuned Windows 7 and performance is "ok" with the standard 1GB of RAM.

This is a great little netbook, but as with all Intel Atom based machines (running Windows,) it REALLY needs 2GB of RAM! And that's where my problem lies. According to Amazon, ASUS and [...] (and others) the unit accepts SODIMM, DDR3 PC-3 8500 memory modules. However, I've found none that actually work!? Those listed in Amazon's "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought" are incorrect and apparently [...] has incorrect data on the unit because what they supplied is incompatible as well.

In summary, I feel this is an outstanding product and assuming I can upgrade the memory -- SOMEHOW -- I'd give it a glowing review. That said however, if the unit cannot truly accept 2GB of RAM as advertised, it's virtually useless to me. I SO hope that is not the case!!!

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
ASUS Eee PC - Netbook
By Esther R. Esh
This is a great little product!
I've had my netbook for a couple months and I like it alot.
The set-up instructions and all were a breeze, sure some of the programs, like Word, are not the greatest, but for what I wanted and for what I do on this netbook, its perfect.