ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black

by Asus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 1 x 7 inches ; 8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001HPNDJ2
• Item model number: EBXB202-BLK-E0002
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,201 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 8, 2008

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great computer and well made, January 24, 2009

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Patrick E. Mcknight (Fairfax, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black (Personal Computers)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value for in this PC, June 12, 2009

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Brent M. Maxwell "Dr.Max" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black (Personal Computers)

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet, unobtrusive and energy efficient - good Home Server, June 2, 2009

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Martin "teq" (Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ASUS Eee Box PC (1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor, 1 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, Linux EZOS) Black (Personal Computers)

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.