ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black
- Cute TIny Size – The world’s smallest PC and can be easily moved from room to room. Its 8.5-inch x 7-inch x 1-inch dimension is smaller than A4 paper
- Super Quiet – Preinstalled with the latest intel technology ATOM, It is quieter than a whisper or as quiet as a wristwatch
- Time Saving – Users can access the Internet through ASUS invoative system -inchExpress Gate in seconds without entering the OS
- Environmental Friendly and Cost Saving – It reduces energy usage (and cost) by 90% compared to the typical PC, so it helps to protect the environment
- Space Saving – Easy mounting to the back of most LCD, it helps save valuable space in home or office
EEE Box is the smallest desktop PC in the world and can be easily moved from room to room. It can be mounted to most of LCD in order to save even more space. Its 8.5-inch x 7-inch x 1-inch dimension is smaller than an A4 paper. It is quieter than a whisper and pre-installed with the latest technology ATOM. Its Linux EZOS is easy to use and has high compatilbility. It allows users to access Internet, play game, or listen music with Express Gate in seconds without entering the OS. It reduces energy usage (and cost) by 90% compared to the typical PC, so it helps protect the environment. It is equipped with the fastest wireless LAN connect 802.11n. In the package, it contains keyboard, mouse, DVI-D-SUB Convertor, SPDIF, Stand, VESA Mounting Kit, and 65w Adaptor.
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List Price: $ 299.00
Price: $ 224.33
Review by Patrick E. Mcknight for ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black
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I purchased this for my wife who is a long-standing Windows user. She loved it from the start because it worked with all her files, booted quickly, and did not hassle her with incessant pop-up reminders. If you want a simple computer for web-surfing then look no further. This computer just works. It works well enough for her to do some data analysis (using R), word processing, web surfing, and email (via gmail) simultaneously.
For those of you who are more technically inclined and interested in linux, I would also recommend the Eee box as a thin client or as a stand-alone machine. I run the ltsp package on Ubuntu for both my research lab at my university as well as at home. Yes I am a true geek. These computers work very well as powerful thin clients or stand-alone computers. Each one runs silently (or almost silently) and generate little to no ambient heat. I was so impressed with my wife’s computer that I purchased a few more for my lab at school. Gigabit ethernet and 802.11n make networking fast and efficient. The linux OS is tight (small, fast, efficient, and stable) and works well for most academic, personal, and professional applications. If you are a windows user and prefer XP or Vista, you might find this computer a bit underpowered.
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Review by Martin for ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black
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I actually own two of these – a black model and a white one.
1) I have set up the white eee Box as a Windows Home Server (bought a WHS OEM version here on Amazon). This works very well, as the machine is quiet, energy efficient and unobtrusive, i.e., it blends well into our home. I exchanged the internal HD with a bigger disk (which was very easy to do) and added an external 1 terabyte USB HD to have enough space for backups and media files. This works very well for streaming audio files in combination with the Logitech Squeezebox/Slimserver. However, it’s a bit underpowered for video streaming.
2) I set up the second (black) machine as a hackintosh for my kids as they use Macs at school. This was quite easy and works well enough for this purpose.
Of course the installed Xandros Linux system may also be suitable for your needs, but I had no use for it. The main reason for buying the Linux version was to avoid buying an additional XP Home license that I did not need.
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Review by HuggamuggaMAX for ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black
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The size is great – It mounts on the rear of my 17″ touchscreen monitor takes up no desktop space. The preloaded Linux software is sufficient if you’re not a hard-core programmer. Stable, easy to set up, very quickly. Virtually no noise whatsoever. 4 usb ports for external peripherals are convenient placed on the front and back of the PC. The wireless picked up my network immediately. Only limitation: using [...] instead of MS Word, Excel, and powerpoint. Alternatively, Google has a great spreadsheet program thats fills in the Microsoft Office Void.
Stability, no crashes so far. Happy to work with Linux UI instead of Windows. $[...] Was a great investment for this machine.
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Review by J. K. Gentry for ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black
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Although I don’t know much at all about computers, my husband (who is a comp guru) recommended I pick a small computer and install it myself. Simple!! I’ve enjoyed it and have my own work space now. I’m fine with it not having Windows installed. It still fulfills all my tech needs.
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Review by Misha Novini for ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black
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I bought this computer to use on my new 52″ LCD HDTV. I liked the low profile (it’s physically tiny, about the size of 2 DVD cases) and the simplicity of it, especially since I was putting it in my living room. I could essentially just hide in the DVDs. Hardware-wise, this is a great machine. It’s small, quiet, and simple. It even came with its own keyboard and mouse, which I didn’t expect.
Unfortunately, the software was significantly lacking. I’m quite a computer geek (I’m an engineer) but I had barely jumped into the realm of Linux. I decided I’d give it a try with this machine. I was looking forward to avoiding Windows (and I wanted to save the $50). The Linux OS is built by Asus specifically for this machine. Unfortunately, this “EZ OS” is too basic for my taste. You can easily and simply access all the standard stuff like internet, email, word processing, etc. But you don’t have many options as far as configuring the OS. The capability of customization and configuration of the OS was almost nill. And the help files were no help at all. The help was very very basic, just basic intro to the OS and that’s it. It didn’t have anything you couldn’t figure out by just looking around a little. Google Chrome isn’t compatible yet with Linux, and neither is Google Picasa 3. In addition, I couldn’t figure out how to even install any software on the computer. It seems that Linux doesn’t use executables to run installers.
I liked the quick-launch feature on this computer but I have to note that it doesn’t launch the main OS with the quick launch. It’s basically a super-light Linux OS that launches within a couple second of the computer booting. This quick-launch OS allows just a couple things: internet browsing, email, Skype, pictures, and something else. If you wanted to launch the main OS, this quick-launch OS has a button to do so.
The Atom processor on this computer is a lot slower than I was expecting (which is still the case on the Windows version). Programs took a considerable amount of time to load, and sometimes even just to navigate the desktop.
All these frustrations convinced me to return the computer and get the Windows based one. It was worth the extra money. The Windows version still has the quick-launch OS if you want to use it, but otherwise, Windows still takes the same standard amount of time to launch. This isn’t a big deal considering the computer uses so little power. I just leave it on all the time. The slowness of the chip is still noticeable but it doesn’t seem as bad as on the Linux machine (surprisingly).
In conclusion, if you’re just looking for a very basic computer, especially if you’re not doing much more than simple internet browsing, you’ll probably be perfectly happy with this computer. Setup is real simple and really quick. The OS is reasonably straight forward and gives you all your basic functionality. The computer itself is a great low-profile computer. But if you want the familiarity, customizability, and functionality of Windows, then get the Windows version. But also realize that this is a low power computer and can’t handle more than a couple applications at a time.
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