k, so I tried an Eee PC today. {Rant}

2008-10-13 10:07:34

#1

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

And I have only one thing to say about it: TOO. FUCKEN'. SMALL.

I was a little surprised about how small it actually was, but the positive first impression was worn off as soon as I touched it. The keyboard is ridiculously small, I, who not by any means have large hands had a lot of trouble typing on it. Can't fit both hands on it at the same time, for crying out loud! The touchpad is about the cheapest thing I've ever touched, requiring a lot of pressure to even respond, and having a long delay after finally responding. The buttons felt nothing but cheap, and also took a fuckload of pressure to depress, and anything but dead center would give me nothing but a slight bump from hitting the bottom beside the button.

Maybe this isn't the case with other mininotes, but this was just bad. Except from being small, I can't think of even one good thing to say about the Eee.

And no, I have no idea of which one it was.

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/Freezer7Pro/Bild167.jpg

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-10-13 10:10:30

#2

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6720|The Twilight Zone

Where did you got it?

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2008-10-13 10:12:46

#3

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Where did you got it?

A store had it on show.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-10-13 10:17:40

#4

Stimey: +786|6387|Ontario | Canada

Ya my friend brought his to my cottage this weekend.
It is very small, the screen feels cramped (watching YouTube at least)
It was alright performance wise, I liked the load time compared to my computer.
The desktop was very confusing for me, I have never really moved out of windows.
If I had the money I would not purchase this, just because of its size.

2008-10-13 10:23:11

#5

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|6916|Washington DC

Freezer, no need to be critical. Why don' t you just plug in an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor?

(That looks like the size of a few older portables I've used for work ... we just had docking stations for them because of the reasons you just mentioned ... we only used the built-in keyboard when traveling).

2008-10-13 10:24:22

#6

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6834|NYC / Hamburg

OrangeHound wrote:
Freezer, no need to be critical. Why don' t you just plug in an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor?

That's gonna be awesome for carrying around

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2008-10-13 10:28:41

#7

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

OrangeHound wrote:
Freezer, no need to be critical. Why don' t you just plug in an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor?

(That looks like the size of a few older portables I've used for work ... we just had docking stations for them because of the reasons you just mentioned ... we only used the built-in keyboard when traveling).

The thing is, the only thing you would get an Eee is to carry it around. An Eee isn't a desktop replacement, it's an UMPC.

And I doubt that's the size keyboard of any work PC. To set the scale, here it is compared to a normal-sized keyboard.

https://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/Freezer7Pro/Bild168.jpg

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2008-10-13 10:31:03)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-10-13 11:12:24

#8

wah1188: You orrible caaaaaaan't; +321|6727|UK

You have fat hands.

2008-10-13 11:19:21

#9

theDude5B: Cool member; +804|7017

Freezer7Pro wrote:
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … ild168.jpg

OMG!

your laptop has given birth!

2008-10-13 12:07:54

#10

Beduin: Compensation of Reactive Power in the grid; +510|6017|شمال

Freezer7Pro wrote:
OrangeHound wrote:
Freezer, no need to be critical. Why don' t you just plug in an external mouse, keyboard, and monitor?

(That looks like the size of a few older portables I've used for work ... we just had docking stations for them because of the reasons you just mentioned ... we only used the built-in keyboard when traveling).
The thing is, the only thing you would get an Eee is to carry it around. An Eee isn't a desktop replacement, it's an UMPC.

And I doubt that's the size keyboard of any work PC. To set the scale, here it is compared to a normal-sized keyboard.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb8/ … ild168.jpg

lulz... Niiiicceee

الشعب يريد اسقاط النظام
...show me the schematic

2008-10-13 12:42:25

#11

Benzin: Member; +576|6265

You are crying like a little baby, Freezer.

I have gorilla hands and I can type on my 900 just fine. If you can touch-type on a normal keyboard, then you SHOULD be able to type on the EEE PC perfectly fine. It takes a slight bit of practice. You must be a shit typist if you couldn't even become accustomed to in less than 2 minutes. Within 10 minutes you should be able to type perfectly fine - if you can type for shit on a normal keyboard.

The touchpad? Chances are it didn't have the updated drivers from Elantech and the sensitivity probably wasn't even configured properly. Is that a Linux or an XP? I can't really tell ... But out of the box my EEE responded just fine on the touchpad. It wasn't as fast as I liked it, so I turned up the sensitivity on it.

As far as the delays go, you're from Scandinavia and that region of Europe only got the 16GB model of the EEE PC. That version sucks if you don't tweak it and even then the MLC SSD in it is still pretty bad. If you swap an SLC SSD into it, though, you lose the delays. I've thought about swapping out the 8GB MLC in my 900 for a larger SLC drive, but they get pretty expensive once you cross the 16GB mark and I want something like 32 (or 64GB).

Freezer, stop looking for biased ways to knock the EEE. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you need to go Klu Klux Klan on the whole EEE PC line. What's more, you were playing with an in-store model (probably) without even messing with the settings and what's more is that you were using perhaps the shittiest EEE PC available on the market.

2008-10-13 14:43:52

#12

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6957|Devon, England

Fucking hell Freezer, what the fuck do you have against mininotes?

Just shut the fuck up. All I see in the tech section now is you bitching about them.

WE HEARD THE FIRST TIME!

^{And I know I'm not the only one who thinks this.}

By the way, Freezer:

<3

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2008-10-13 14:52:12

#13

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6983

Its built for some CIA stealth shit.

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2008-10-13 14:52:58

#14

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

CapnNismo wrote:
You are crying like a little baby, Freezer.

I have gorilla hands and I can type on my 900 just fine. If you can touch-type on a normal keyboard, then you SHOULD be able to type on the EEE PC perfectly fine. It takes a slight bit of practice. You must be a shit typist if you couldn't even become accustomed to in less than 2 minutes. Within 10 minutes you should be able to type perfectly fine - if you can type for shit on a normal keyboard.

The touchpad? Chances are it didn't have the updated drivers from Elantech and the sensitivity probably wasn't even configured properly. Is that a Linux or an XP? I can't really tell ... But out of the box my EEE responded just fine on the touchpad. It wasn't as fast as I liked it, so I turned up the sensitivity on it.

As far as the delays go, you're from Scandinavia and that region of Europe only got the 16GB model of the EEE PC. That version sucks if you don't tweak it and even then the MLC SSD in it is still pretty bad. If you swap an SLC SSD into it, though, you lose the delays. I've thought about swapping out the 8GB MLC in my 900 for a larger SLC drive, but they get pretty expensive once you cross the 16GB mark and I want something like 32 (or 64GB).

Freezer, stop looking for biased ways to knock the EEE. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean you need to go Klu Klux Klan on the whole EEE PC line. What's more, you were playing with an in-store model (probably) without even messing with the settings and what's more is that you were using perhaps the shittiest EEE PC available on the market.

This was just a 5-minute review after a 5-minute use. That thing is ridiculously small. I don't know shit about Eee, and I'm sure the larger ones with somewhat large keyboards are ok, but this one is just horrible. It's like typing on a PDA. What's that, 60% of a normal keyboard?

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2008-10-13 14:55:52)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-10-13 14:54:25

#15

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6999|St. Andrews / Oslo

I love it.

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2008-10-13 15:03:22

#16

Sydney: 2λчиэλ; +783|7110|Reykjavík, Iceland.

wah1188 wrote:
You have fat hands.

Beat me to it.

And my iPod Touch has a way smaller keyboard .

Last edited by Sydney (2008-10-13 15:03:55)

2008-10-13 15:14:52

#17

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6767|so randum

It's just for quick fucking notes, not a permanent PC replacement.

It fits a very nice niche, ie learning and quick business, just accept it.

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Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella

2008-10-13 17:13:01

#18

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6419|what

Stop saying the word cheap ffs. They are meant to be cheap. That's the WHOLE FUCKING POINT.

Do you know who the e-PC is marketed for, honestly?

2008-10-13 20:07:07

#19

TimmmmaaaaH: Damn, I... had something for this; +725|6706|Brisbane, Australia

I WANT 20" LAPTOPS THESE ARE ALL TO SMALL GUISE.

Seriously, listen to Ted and Reaper, and pretty much everyone else in this thread.

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2008-10-13 20:34:13

#20

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6720|The Twilight Zone

TheAussieReaper wrote:
Stop saying the word cheap ffs. They are meant to be cheap. That's the WHOLE FUCKING POINT.

Do you know who the e-PC is marketed for, honestly?

2008-10-13 23:23:51

#21

Benzin: Member; +576|6265

Actually, the keyboard is only about 80% (maybe a bit larger) of a normal keyboard (when you exclude the numpad). There is also a mod to improve the keyboard's registry of keys. It is sometimes a problem. You stick like 20 sheets of aluminum foil underneath it, after cutting the sheets to fit. I may actually do that today and see how much of an improvement I see. Gotta read the write-up on the EEEuser Forums again ...

2008-10-14 02:17:48

#22

Mint Sauce: Frighteningly average; +780|6553|eng

Shut up Freezer, the reason you can't touch type is you have some fat fucking hands, caused by sitting at the PC all day.

+ What Reaper said.

#rekt

2008-10-14 03:28:05

#23

Dauntless: Admin; +2,249|7009|London

If that's enough to ruin one's day, one should look into taking a walk outside.

2008-10-14 03:28:43

#24

Benzin: Member; +576|6265

Guys, honestly stop fucking with Freezer so much. Stop insulting him, stop trashing on him. Better to have a bit of meat on the bones than look malnourished like a lot of you skinny, Ethiopian-looking nerds. I imagine many of you aren't quite the lookers, either. So first and foremost - STFU.

His hobby is fucking around with computers. We've all suggested to Freezer that he really should get some vitamin D, but he prefers to tinker around. Fine. Do you really bust on the folks that spend all their times in the garage working on cars and have grease under their fingernails from 1998? No. You say that's cool because it's "manly". Guys, I hate to say this: but the nerds WILL inherit the Earth. They already have for the most part. Remember Bill Gates and Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak? Yea, Bill and Jobs were some skinny fucks and Wozniak was also a portly little teenager. Now look at the three of them.

All I am saying is this: Look at yourselves and then look at the shit you're trashing Freezer for. It's real easy to trash someone on a forum. I'm willing to bet you wouldn't say even 90% of the shit you say to him here, to his face.

But Freezer - you do need to lay off the ranting about the mininotes. If you're going to rant, play with them a bit more and then learn instead of making a post after such a brief experience. That's like calling all Blacks criminals just because you got mugged by one black dude.

2008-10-14 03:37:00

#25

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6464|Winland

Dauntless wrote:
If that's enough to ruin one's day, one should look into taking a walk outside.

It didn't ruin my day. I quite enjoyed the ranting.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

BF2S Forums k, so I tried an Eee PC today. {Rant}

.Sup wrote:

OrangeHound wrote:

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Freezer7Pro wrote:

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OrangeHound wrote:

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wah1188 wrote:

TheAussieReaper wrote:

Dauntless wrote:

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