Asus EEE Box

All told, we don't recommend this product at all. Considering that you'd need to add a display panel to make this device functional, for the same price one can easily assemble a low-cost desktop – or go in for a netbook. Not only do netbooks offer...

The Eee Box offers solid Web surfing, e-mail, and document processing in sleek, space-efficient package. But is it worth $349? It depends on your priorities.

Clever, compact design ; Low price

No optical drive ; Lackluster performance

Well-designed, ultra-small desktop serves as a viable option for basic computing, but don't expect much in the way of performance.

Easy To Set Up","Little Space","Sleek Design

Penetrations Into Windows

These are fast enough for our needs and have plenty of RAM to run Win 7. They will also run dual screens and seem pretty well built. The form factor is easy to squeeze onto a desk or mount behind a television using the included hardware

The keyboard isn't bad, but the mouse is a throwaway. To run dual screens we had to order an HDMI to DVI cable. The processor seems to bottleneck with Windows updates and other CPU intensive tasks. I'm not taking away an egg because we knew it was a...

Nicely constructed, compact

DVD drive did not funtion, since this is an all in one unit, it pretty much made it a ruturn, this thing has a single core Atom. Single core processors just don't cut it now days

Design ; Quiet operation ; Price

Lacklustre performance ; Small hard drive ; Can't play 1080p Full HD video

Conclusion The Eee Box is rather a mixed bag. It's not powerful enough to challenge the vast majority of desktops on the market and, as a Media Center PC, it's only mediocre. Despite this, we think it's worthy of consideration -- particularly because...

The Asus Eee Box is a great value PC that's geared toward students, as well as home and small-office users. That the system comes with Windows XP Home, Microsoft Works, and Sun StarOffice only sweetens the deal.