ASUS Eee PC 900 8.9-Inch Netbook (Intel Mobile Processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, XP Home, 4 Cell Battery) Pearl White

by Asus

Product Details

• Item Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001DE5XSQ
• Item model number: EEEPC900-W072X
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 16, 2008

Product Description

Easy to Learn, Work, and Play Travel light, weighting only 2.18lbs Drop tested, Shock-Proof design Wireless connectivity Connect with friend with built-in Camera Protect your investment with sleeve case XP Home, MS Works, and Windows Live preloaded Wide Multi-Touchpad for comfort and convenient Glossy Pearl White Color for elegant look ZBD Guaranteed for best quality LCD Protect your investment with sleeve caseLightweight, shock-proof design with Solid State Disk and Wireless 802.11b/g and with XP Home. You can take it anywhere with easy and enjoy multimedia, access internet, chat online, and work on your spreadsheet with MS Works

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Asus EEE Pc, October 14, 2008

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Max S. Teng (Richmond, Indiana United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS Eee PC 900 8.9-Inch Netbook (Intel Mobile Processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, XP Home, 4 Cell Battery) Pearl White (Personal Computers)

I bought it for my wife as birthday present. She loves it and says:

Pluses: Super convenient size and fun to carry with you in your purse to use on a daily basis. I use mine as a PDA for organizational purposes and to kill time playing games while waiting at dr. offices, kids appts, etc. The pre-formatted templates for organization are great. The decorative skins that are available for this computer make it even more fun. Easy and convenient WiFi capability. Nice size keyboard for a mini computer. Short battery life doesn't matter if you can plug it in at work or home.

Minuses: Definitely a second computer. Processor not fast enough for serious word processing or serious game playing. Slow to boot up. Battery life is under 2 hours.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dinky little thing is powerful, January 27, 2010

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DaveB (Crete, IL United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ASUS Eee PC 900 8.9-Inch Netbook (Intel Mobile Processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, XP Home, 4 Cell Battery) Pearl White (Personal Computers)

I keep this little thing in my bag for presentations. It connects to a projector and runs Powerpoint flawlessly. After getting used to the keyboard its a breeze to work. For the price it's great.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Exactly what you expect it to be... which is MOSTLY a good thing, April 18, 2009

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Rockster - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASUS Eee PC 900 8.9-Inch Netbook (Intel Mobile Processor, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB Solid State Drive, XP Home, 4 Cell Battery) Pearl White (Personal Computers)

Before I begin, let me explain myself a bit... I am a grad student in engineering in a city school. I already own a fairly nice laptop, but it is much too large to stick in my backpack and trek around the city, which I do mostly via bicycle. I was looking for a small, cheap-o laptop to drag across the city, and the eee seemed to fit the bill. I eventually got this exact model (16g ssd with Win XP), except in black.

For the most part, I am very pleased with the eee pc. It's light, portable, and, most importantly for me, durable. I am pretty rough on my electronics, and the eee has already survived a few light drops and knocks, not to mention debris from food and coffee. While the processor is definitely a bit slow, I have managed to pack Mathematica and Matlab onto it (fancy math/science packages for you non-nerds out there), which both function well enough for my needs. It is great for internet browsing, though some flash-heavy websites cause issues (ESPN.com is especially notorious). However, it is possible to find a way to work around most of these issues and enjoy the EEE.

This, however, is the EEE's biggest problem; its performance, as has been my case, is heavily dependent on the computer-skills of the user, or at least on the willingness to learn. Out of the box, the eee handles like a bag of bricks, especially the windows model. After a few days of tinkering with lots of settings to increase the speed and battery life, I was able to obtain the computer I hoped to be using. eeeuser.com is a great resource for those of you willing to learn, as it helped me immensely.

Overall, if you are willing to dabble in some of the milder inner workings of Windows, you should be happy with the eee 900 as a secondary, ultra-portable computer. Those of you looking for a primary laptop, however, probably should look elsewhere. Also, if you are not crazy about learning how to optimize the computer via playing with some settings, you are bound to face a lot of frustration with the eee 900.