ASUS Eee PC 901 Review Analysis | All Features Rated & Tested

price

1.5

price is creeping up to the full-size laptop range
Relatively expensive
Tough price point
asus has lost the plot price wise
Price lands it into low-end full-featured laptops

cheap
affordable price
affordable price, small size
alright its small, cheap
which is the same brand as the first was less priced

for cheaper price and better looking get the ACER ASPIRE ONE which comes with 120Gb hardrive and 1Gb ram for less then $500
too small hardrive, for cheaper price and better looking get the ACER ASPIRE ONE which comes with 120Gb hardrive and 1Gb ram for less then $500
pricey
for the money This is the one
but then the price would go up
I purchase an eeepc 901 linux and *was happy with it until I put the last security update on the system and found they had disabled the terminal window and voided all of my installed programs
I purchase an eeepc 901 linux and *was happy with it until I put the last security update on the system and found they had disabled the terminal window and voided all of my installed programs, like opera and star office
And the funny business is: The Linux versions of other Netbooks are actually more expensive and have less hardware features
Microsoft is clearly extorting the manufacturers to sell the Linux versions more expensive
so that Windows does not look as expensive as it is
Microsoft is clearly extorting the manufacturers to sell the Linux versions more expensive, so that Windows does not look as expensive as it is
The only bad thing is that he n will have a very affordable price

The second one I bought, which is the same brand as the first was less priced
decent features for the price
very attractive case and high quality case, decent features for the price, great battery life
The price is great and in my opinion you get more than you pay for
a lot for the money
With a reasonable price point
With a reasonable price point, this netbook does what it's meant to do
price

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performance

5

and slow benchmark results
The second SSD is too slow
The second SSD is too slow, probably an MLC SSD with slow and cheap memory chips
Very slow
you must have it on at least performance mode

high-speed wireless
new mouse and quick-launch buttons
spiffy performance
Intel Atom processor 8.9in
Intel Atom processor

and you cant run demanding programs like video skype on power save , you must have it on at least performance mode
cheap SSD chips get lower performance than an 1.8" HD
overall performance

Intel Atom processor, 8.9in
Speedier Intel Atom processor
Atom processor
802.11n wifi, Intel Atom processor
Surprisingly fast considering its specs
Boots up surprisingly fast
Speed
fast enough to not seem slow
SSD drives are relatively quick
Very fast for its size
but its moving faster than my last notebook that was hardwired to the router
fast
Integrated Wireless N is a great selling point and is nice and fast
fast boot times
fast boot times, can't think that I would prefer anything over this
The atom processor shows leaps and bounds over previous netbooks and the low level of power consumption is another huge benefit
SDD is slow
SDD is slow, but saves power and is shock proof
Windows XP runs really fast
Actually beats out my desktop in performance (I need to upgrade :
Fast out of the box
Fast out of the box, but better with a few tweaks
Boots really fast
and it can even serve as a word processor with the Star Office Suite
It can play Itunes (though installing took a little while), and it can even serve as a word processor with the Star Office Suite
quicker
quicker, and really portable
cracking little processor
Super fast boot

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appearance

5

ASUS Eee 901: The look
Small form factor
Very small and sleek

battery

5

Acer Aspire One: Rubbish battery life
Medion akoya: The battery
Medion akoya: The battery, the bland design
Battery-life
Why did the Yanks get a bigger battery

battery life
Intel Atom CPU, 8.9-inch screen, Battery life, High-speed wireless
Six cell battery as standar
Much-improved battery life
Excellent battery life

But 2/3 spare batteries cure that
Why isn't there a separate docking-station to charge batteries
ASUS, please do something about that, make it much more practical to charge multiple batteries
make it much more practical to charge multiple batteries
The battery will not charge 100%, shows 70% as the max it will go
Turns out that the C drive does not have enough space to do MSupdates (at least the service pack for office that Outlook needs
realistically only getting about 5 hours on high performance mode and about 6 on power save on the battery (which is still really unbelievable but its just not 7 to 8 hours like advertised
The battery only lasts 6 hours for me at the most and that's with the volume muted
The battery only lasts 6 hours for me at the most and that's with the volume muted, brightness all the way down Super Hybrid on power saving mode and no processes running at all just sitting there
it lasts for about 5 hours but that's enough for me
When I use it, it lasts for about 5 hours but that's enough for me
but I've typed reports for 3 hours straight on this so give it some time :
short battery life
Poor battery life
it dropped from 5 hours to 3.5 hours
Had intial long power life, but after the second charge, it dropped from 5 hours to 3.5 hours

great battery life
the decent battery
ASUS Eee 901: The look, the decent battery
Five hours of battery life
Five hours of battery life, - Very quick reading from flash memory, - Large touchpad, - Several color options, - Whole package (netbook + charger
Good battery life
Five hour battery life
Very good battery life
Monstrous battery life
Battery life is a real treat compared to my HP
Nice processor to start with plus great battery life
long battery life
Small, long battery life
Battery Life, Speed, and features make this a winner
Battery life (I get roughly 6 hours
6 hour battery
6 hour battery, style and size
Battery life is great
Battery life is great, and the size is very convenient
and the battery life is good
I love the wireless capabiility, and the battery life is good
Small size, good styling, solid build, YOstore, great battery life
Battery Life was more then expected
Super Light, Battery Life was more then expected
Battery lasted for the whole 5 hours trip with GPS and Music going the entire time with plenty to spare
battery lasts forever (over six hours of browsing while connected to wifi and reboots from installing software included in that
nice finish, great deal, screen is perfect for me, battery lasts forever (over six hours of browsing while connected to wifi and reboots from installing software included in that
Good battery life and airplane form factor
Comes with 6 cell battery - Actual battery with Wifi/Bluetooth off
WinXP estimates 5:55 battery
Comes with 6 cell battery - Actual battery with Wifi/Bluetooth off, and screen brightness at lowest, WinXP estimates 5:55 battery
Insane battery life
Love the battery life too
Energy efficiant
Light, Small, Energy efficiant
Battery Size choice
Battery life is superb
Noteworthy among them is incredible battery life of several hours even while browsing
It's a nice netbook, a lot for the money, good battery life
Battery life is amazing on this little guy and I routinely get 5+ hours out of it even while connected to wireless and running applications
the battery life is as advertised (if you are on Powersaver with the brightness on low - with Wifi On!)
long battery
good ram,long battery, good for office
durability of battery
Small, easy to bring, wirelless features, durability of battery
1 GB - Battery run time : 7
HDD : 8, 20 - RAM : 1 GB, 1 GB - Battery run time : 7
THE BATTERY LIFE
WHICH AT OVER FIVE HOURS ON HALF BRIGHTNESS IS GREAT FOR TRAVELLING
THE BATTERY LIFE, WHICH AT OVER FIVE HOURS ON HALF BRIGHTNESS IS GREAT FOR TRAVELLING
This little netbook is awesome it has great battery life

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energy efficiency

2.5

brightness all the way down Super Hybrid on power saving mode and no processes running at all just sitting there
The free bag that comes with the pc lacks space for power plug
Power cord is amazingly short
Had intial long power life

this netbook paired with my WD 320gig external HDD is a compact power punch
I move around alot from duty station to duty station and the lighter my load the better, this netbook paired with my WD 320gig external HDD is a compact power punch
but saves power and is shock proof
It came with an electric adapter
It came with an electric adapter, a carrying case, and cloth to wipe the screen

keyboard

0.5

small keyboard
Fiddly, small keyboard
Keyboard still hard to use
ASUS Eee 901: The keyboard
ASUS Eee 901: The keyboard, the laggy trackpad, the screen

the keyboard
Acer Aspire One: The styling, the colours, the keyboard
Medion akoya: The comfy keyboard
Medion akoya: The comfy keyboard, the bright screen
the keyboard compliments my small hand very well

fiddly keyboard
Small, fiddly keyboard
cramped keyboard
Limited storage capacity, cramped keyboard, and slow benchmark results
Awkward keyboard for people with large fingers
Cramped keyboard, Relatively expensive
Keyboard a bit small wouldn't want to use it all day because of that
Small foldable keyboard will be my next buy
Keyboard size is fine for me
I got used to the keyboard right away and i have medium size hands for a male
the keyboard is for munchkins
Keyboard too small
Small keyboard, pricey
A little time adjusting to keyboard
Keyboard slightly on the small side but understandable considering the form factor
Keyboard will take a little getting used to
What is it with this keyboard
learned to hit the right spot for the shift key vs
the enter key
the enter key, that is
keyboard is very uncomfortable to type on
Tiny little keyboard takes some getting used to
Keyboard is a bit cramped
Keyboard is a bit cramped, but it just take practice
Small keyboard takes getting used to
Small keyboard takes getting used to, but I've typed reports for 3 hours straight on this so give it some time :
Keyboard a little cramped
The right side shift key is right next to the up arrow key
Makes it very difficult to get used to typing but like anything
Makes it very difficult to get used to typing but like anything, I'll get used to it soon enough
I have a issue with my eee 901 keyboard and two keys sticking(
I have a issue with my eee 901 keyboard and two keys sticking(.,
The keyboard is tiny
Only 1 con - Keyboard is way too small for extensive typing
The keyboard is small
When loading recipes in a file I attach an full-size external USB keyboard

Nice Keyboard Layout
Keyboard is not to small
I usually don't hit the wrong key and I have decent sized fingers
Keyboard is not to small, I usually don't hit the wrong key and I have decent sized fingers
and I just finished a 5 page paper without problems with the keyboard
The screen seems normal after about a day, and I just finished a 5 page paper without problems with the keyboard
The keyboard did seem tiny at first
but after a bit of typing
The keyboard did seem tiny at first, but after a bit of typing, it grew on me, and now it seems normal
people say the keyboard is too cramped
Also, people say the keyboard is too cramped, but it really only took about 5 minutes to get used to it
the undersized keyboard takes very little getting used to

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screen

3.5

For a mobile device
For a mobile device, EEEPC should come with internal hdsp
Small 8.9" display
Small 8.9" display, limited SSD storage
I called them and was told the terminal window and external installs were intentional and that I could reinstall their linux from scratch but not to update the operating system

display
Size, battery life, finish, boot time, display
Monitor is actually not bad at all
There is ZERO flexing in the chasis/display - the hinge mechanism feels like it could do service on a safe
The display is shockingly excellent

Uses all of the 9" monitor

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maps

5

and traveling (GPS

lens

2.5

it has two SSD one 4GB disk like main disk for operative system and another one of 8GB (XP version
It hasn't one SSD with 12GB, it has two SSD one 4GB disk like main disk for operative system and another one of 8GB (XP version
The XP operating system is installed on the 4GB drive
the system partition is too small
Also, the system partition is too small, but this can be resolved with a partition tool

keys pretty well laid out.very response system have not had 1 headache yet

linux operating system

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sensor

5

Integrated Bluetooth allows for tethering to the cell for some mobile internet and that completes this little package
and most people i talk to can tell that im not on my cell phone

product quality

3.5

glossy finish attracts fingerprints
Glossy finish attracts fingerprints (that's just me being finicky
Finish Smudges Easily (I prefer matte)

i like the pearly finish
finish
nice finish

reception

5

Im 50ft or so from my wireless router and seperated by 3 walls and i have a low signal
Im 50ft or so from my wireless router and seperated by 3 walls and i have a low signal, but its moving faster than my last notebook that was hardwired to the router

resolution

5

Handy resolution-switching button
Speedier Intel Atom processor, Very good battery life, More attractive glossy design, Multi-touch trackpad, Handy resolution-switching button
webcam (which has a very acceptable resolution for web chatting)
Screen looks sharp and can hold a good resolution with no side scrolling to view the width of webpages

video

5

and you cant run demanding programs like video skype on power save

Built in Video Cam is great
independent Video out
BUENA RAM Y PLACA DE VIDEO

portability

5

Heavy
Too big to fit in a shirt pocket
doesnt worth for gaming or any other heavy load activity

still highly portable and reasonably priced
Extremely portable
is very light
Truely portable
Light

portable
Small, portable, light, beautiful (I have the white pearl one, would have prefered red though)
small, light, cheap
light weight
Battery life, design, light weight, small size, everything inside
Very portable
light good
Very portable, light good, battery life
Excellent portability
Great weight and shape
Good for daily work,portable,light, slightly bigger screen compared to the other asus products
Compact Size
weight
size, weight, tech support
Relatively light weight
Very small & light weight
Small and lightweight
Small and lightweight, Windows XP
very light and ultra portable without compromising too much screen space
portable size
I like the small, portable size
Light, very portable, fast, awesome design, beautifull exterior
Super Light
very portable computing solution
This machine offers everything I needed: an affordable, very portable computing solution
Very compact and well put together machine
and really portable
Ultra portable
small , light, great wifi
light and small size
very very light i dropped it and not one scratch
Small Portable Only to be used for surfing the web and listening to music with 12gb drives-2 one 4gb and one 8gb SSD drive

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memory

4

Limited storage capacity
Small storage capacity
then i'll get an extra 20 GB online storage for free...will call the distributor for this
probably an MLC SSD with slow and cheap memory chips
limited SSD storage

solid state storage
Better processor and more memory than previous models
Portability, speed, price (you should not spend more than 450, i bought mine for 380), battery, eee community, bluetooth, webcam, to make up for small storage space eee gives i think a 50gb online storage space, and ability to upgrade by yourself
1gb of ram is no bottleneck at all really
Updating to 2gig of ram is also a really good idea

The computer is now unuseable as there is no room in My Documents to save any data
We wanted outlook on the computer
We wanted outlook on the computer, so I installed it with all files on the 'D' drive...left the rest of office off, using staroffice which came with the machine
Needs more memory
Needs more memory, but then the price would go up
Buying a 2Gig Ram stick is absolutely worthwhile because of this
poor memory
poor memory, short battery life, no cd drive
low capacity of storage

The ram in this is DDR2-200pin laptop memory clocked at 667mhz so you know what to update to
Solidstate Storage
Free storage bag
I'm currently using it as my main computer while studying abroad in Spain
I'm currently using it as my main computer while studying abroad in Spain, and I've no complaints about everyday schoolwork
It's sufficiently powerful for basic computer usage
It's sufficiently powerful for basic computer usage, wireless and bluetooth work great out of box, and lots of mod options
It is the perfect computer to have in the kitchen or at the dinner table
He Has Enough Memory And has A batery lasting.Much has speed and is very easy to rovings
good ram
20 - RAM : 1 GB

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size

5

a little more hefty than the Eee PC 900
Acer likes to do multiple partitions on their machines and that is OK you have a large hard drive
2 little things bug me
The Asus customer support gave me a little trouble but after 2 phone calls and an e-mail they said they would send me a new recovery disc free
Windows partition is a little small

small size
small is size
nearly everything, small is size, good
size
style and size

size controls

and the size is very convenient
The size is perfect
the audio quality is beyond stellar even from a formidable distance (about 12-20 feet
Sure the OS hard drive is only 4.00gb but its big enough and Asus must have seen it coming because they included a program on the CD that can move your C:\Program Files folder over to D:\program files and the D drive is 8gb so that helps free space on the C drive
They also included a neat little overclocking thing called the Super Hybrid engine it sets the Processors clock higher or lower depending on what your doing and whether you have it plugged in or not
size is great
The benchmarks are fine, size is great, and the community support is awesome
It can play Itunes (though installing took a little while)
The 901 is the ideal size for doing google searches during dinner to answer questions that arise during conversation
The size is excellent
The size is excellent, the undersized keyboard takes very little getting used to, the Atom is snappier than I expected, the battery life is as advertised (if you are on Powersaver with the brightness on low - with Wifi On!)
I love this little thing
The audio was surprisingly good for such a little thing

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menu

0.5

removed all bloat ware and replaced bloated programs with free slim down versions that take up a lot less room but do same job without problem like adobe was replaced with foxreader just 1 example

connectivity

5

but a usb mouse solves that
So I went with a 64gb ssd with a 500gb external usb drive instead
no wifi

Draft-N wireless radio and Bluetooth
screen Good battery life High-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi
High-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi
screen, Good battery life, High-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi
Bluetooth

802.11n wifi
basic connectivity
decent chip, basic connectivity
3 usb ports unlike the some competitors and a VGA port for your external monitor
Standard Bluetooth
will work on the wi-fi in more than a 100.000 places
This machine eee Pc 901 XP, will work on the wi-fi in more than a 100.000 places
Also the Wifi worked in all the hotels she went to
The 3 USB ports
the speakers are much louder than expected and i didnt even realize this thing had built in bluetooth until i got it
WiFi
USB 2.0 x3
1024x600 to 800x600 toggle button, Open source , WIN XP SP2, UBUNTU, WiFi, Bluetooth, Divx, Solidstate Storage, USB 2.0 x3!!, independent Video out, Battery Size choice, 1.3MP webcam
wireless and bluetooth work great out of box
and excellent wireless connectivity
great wifi
Enough USB's for what I need

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shutter

5

quick to boot and shut down
Light,quick to boot and shut down

build quality

5

Very durable
The build and finish quality on this is remarkable
solid build
Form factor is very portable and quite sturdy

usability

5

It is a crippling restriction of usability
but it just take practice
When I use it
I need to wear my glasses to use this
I need to wear my glasses to use this, No native comm port, cheap SSD chips get lower performance than an 1.8" HD

built-in CPU overclocking/underclocking application
the larger size - would be ideal for use as an electronic book
Easy to use software
I like it cause if I use it at work in the Airport I can use Boingo and get the intranet with ease
I use it mostly for web surfing and e-book reading

So after about two weeks of use
So after about two weeks of use, I got that message, and went through a painful process of moving stuff around
I use the other drive to store all my stuff and it's more than enough
Anyway, I use the other drive to store all my stuff and it's more than enough

i use skype all the time (main reason for buying this machine
Use RamDisk to help speed things up on your netbook
Simple yet nice packaging and accessories
I use mine at work (production)
I use mine at work (production), school, and traveling (GPS
easy to use
Small, easy to use, perfect set of features
We use ours mostly for reading recipes from the web and from our own collection
easy to use interface
Very portable, very quiet, cool, easy to use interface, cracking little processor
easy to bring
easy of use
Excellent portability, easy of use, price
It's easy to use straight out of the box and perfect for carrying anywhere
Small and easy to use and carry with you

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image quality

5

very attractive case and high quality case
the web cam is great quality and one thing that NO ONE praises enough is the MICROPHONE quality
1gb of ram is no bottleneck at all really, the web cam is great quality and one thing that NO ONE praises enough is the MICROPHONE quality

design

4.5

the bland design
With that this design will be perfect for mobility
Sensitive trackpad with limited configuration capabilities
I always find myself pressing +1 of the number im looking for
The tilda is not 1st on the 2nd row and that throws me off when i type numbers, I always find myself pressing +1 of the number im looking for

Stylish new chassis
Acer Aspire One: The styling
good looks
802.11n networking, Hyper-Threading CPU, good looks, solidly built, quiet and cool operation
More attractive glossy design

with it being so small i brush the darn thing all of the time and am looking forward to find that
Im sure that there is a way to turn off this trackpad, with it being so small i brush the darn thing all of the time and am looking forward to find that
I started looking on the forums and found out that there have been a few issues with buzzing fans

design
design and hardware configuration
Excellent portability, efficiency, design and hardware configuration
considering its design and purpose if one's looking for an everyday-pc with great portability
All is fair enough, considering its design and purpose if one's looking for an everyday-pc with great portability
awesome design
good styling
portable and so cute
It's small, portable and so cute
When you first unbox it you realize it's alot smaller than it looks online
Despite the understandable design compromises
Despite the understandable design compromises, the features that matter most are all there
Cute

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LCD

4.5

the screen
1024x600 screen means less vertical real estate and a little more scrolling than I'd like
End up using the wife's wind, cant take the 9 inch screen for long...probably I need glasses
screen is terrible
screen is terrible, no instructions on how to reset the pointers to D drive, my docs, temp etc

8.9-inch screen
Screen's still lovely
good screen size
the bright screen
screen

Screen a little smaller

slightly bigger screen compared to the other asus products
Bright and easy to read screen
The only thing that would make it better for the ebooks is if you could turn the screen around like on a tablet pc
screen is perfect for me
and screen brightness at lowest
Screen is not as small as I feared
The screen seems normal after about a day
and cloth to wipe the screen

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sound

0.5

position the speakers for sound
size controls, overall performance, position the speakers for sound

color

3.5

The primary SSD it would be better if it has an SLC with at least 8GB for the System

Several color options
beautiful (I have the white pearl one

interface

3

The D drive is not user accessible and wasted space
I think a 1.8" will fit but am unsure how to interface it

uses it in the kitchen (on line recipes
Be sure to read the user-guide to discover some very nice 'goodies

black level

5

Glossy Black Shell is very attractive
no black unused space like some others
Uses all of the 9" monitor, no black unused space like some others

flash

0.5

Very slow writing to flash memory
Very slow writing to flash memory, - 12 GB is not a lot of space, - Maximum of 120 cd/m²
NewEgg states: "A 12GB SSD Flash drive has plenty of room for you work and entertainment files and has no moving parts so it saves power
In their overview, NewEgg states: "A 12GB SSD Flash drive has plenty of room for you work and entertainment files and has no moving parts so it saves power

Very quick reading from flash memory

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