Another underwhelming blog....

So now that I had my Asus eee pc for a little while I have had time to decide how well I like it.  A few things to keep in mind are that I am a stay at home mom and I mostly surf the web, read email, and watch videos. The time I do get to spend on the computer happens all over the place, kitchen table, living couch, floor, cooking, etc. Notice I
didn't mention sitting comfortably at a desk for extended lengths of
time. Keeping all these things in mind, I must say that I love my new
computer! It really fits my lifestyle well.

I chose the version with Xandros Linux pre installed. My first
impression of it was god, but I ultimately decided to install Ubuntu
EEE.  After  a day and a half with Xandros I found it to be a little too
locked down for my liking.  However Ubuntu EEE fits the bill just
right.  I am able to watch all my shows, email, surf the web, perform
basic photo editing, and pretty much everything else I'd typically done
on my Mac.  Won't be playing WOW or anything but I didn't do that in the
past either.

The portability is wonderful. I can easily carry it in one hand and the
baby in the other.  The hinge on this thing is "beefy" I would be very
surprised if it ever breaks. It is probably half the weight of the
machine. It also came with a sleeve for when we take it places which was
a nice little perk and something I honestly think should just be
included in the price of any portable machine.

The screen is nice and bright and is very easy and comfortable to use.
The keyboard is great for the size of the machine. There was no learning
curve at all for me.  It's 95% the size of a full size keyboard and the
difference is hardly noticable.  The Intel Atom Processor is blazing
fast for the little machine.  I currently only have one gig of ram but
will probably upgrade to two seeing as its only around $30 to do so.

The only gripe I have so far is that the track pad buttons are a little
more difficult to push than I would like. I have solved that by learning
to tap the track pad to click. I never liked tap clicking before but
having spent a few days doing it, I am used to it.  I couldn't have seen
myself liking the tap clicking option a week ago though.

The near eight hour battery life is also very nice considering that I
only have plug it in at night. Its very nice and light in my lap and
doesn't get hot so no risk of buring myself or having to keep it on a
table or desk at all times.  I went ahead and opted for the solid state
drive due to having a baby I know it will probably get
bumped/dropped/something so the smaller drive was worth the durability
factor to me. But if you need more space there is a 160GB version.

Over all I would recommend this netbook to anyone with similar usage patterns as myself. Or anyone just looking for a light computer to be able to put in almost anything and carry anywhere.  The pros greatly out weigh the cons in my opion. As long as you know what you are getting and you are sure it will meet your needs.