Vista: XP is much better suited to low-spec CPU machines and ASUS was wise enough to stick with it rather than turn out a sluggish Vista machine. The Eee PC may look Walmart- chic, but even in its XP iteration, it outperforms many pricier UMPCs in terms of pure speed. Acer jumped into the ring with their very affordable Aspire One in September 2008. HP merely quickly followed suit with their own affordable HP 2133 Mini-Note notebook running Linux or XP (though not as quite affordable as the Eee PC, it does boast more features and a classier casing). Sony, whose Vaio UX and TZ series notebooks illustrate their diametrically opposed design philosophy, grumbled that the likes of the Eee PC would doom the evolution of the cutting edge ultra-mobile computer. That sure threw the industry for a loop- consumers loved the first version running the usually less-than-popular (among average budget consumers) Linux. ![]() Then along comes ASUS with the Eee PC, a budget, plastic-cased notebook that sells for $299 to $399 in its 7" display form. ![]() Miniaturizing state of the art components (or nearly state of the art) costs money in terms of design time, dealing with thermal issues and power consumption. Get less, pay more- that's been the rule for ultralight notebooks whose price and size are inversely proportional. Home -> Notebook Reviews -> ASUS Eee PC 4G XP ASUS Eee PC 4G with Windows XP
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