Comments on: Asus Eee PC: good-bye Linux, hello Windows

By: bloopi3

bloopi3 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 05:22:35 +0000

I have the same concern as Sankalp too coz I intend to d same with installing VS2005 and above, but I got no idea if compiling will be slow..

Is there anyone who upgraded d harddisk and RAM here? I would like to know if there's a limit how much it can be upgraded..;)

Just curiousity, how is the graphics processor like?

By: Sankalp

Sankalp — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:36:03 +0000

Hi Guys,

I'm planning to buy an Asus Eee PC....and just wanted to know if I can run Visual Studio 2005 and above...., Sql 2005, Biztalk Server etc....and how wud i fit so many softwares if it is exceeding the 2Gb,4Gb,8Gb space.....is there a way i can do anything...like connecting an external hard drive..... can i install these softwares on the external HDD

Thanks,
Sankalp

By: lolo

lolo — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:03:43 +0000

You can install MAC OSX also, it's super....

http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/11/12654/

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:26:55 +0000

Standby and resume work great; a few seconds for each action. The only thing I don't like about it is that you have to hit the power button to wake up.

By: vm-01

vm-01 — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:17:08 +0000

The only reason I would do this is to play Yuri's Revenge.

By the way how does stand by work on Xandros on the EEEPC? I use Ubuntu on my laptop and love it but I've never gotten stand by to work properly.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:40:18 +0000

None whatsoever. I removed the "Warranty void if removed " sticker without hesitation. What's the point of an easy access panel to upgrade your device if you don't access it? ;)

By: citivolus

citivolus — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 09:34:59 +0000

Kevin,
I guess you didn't have any qualms about voiding your warranty when upgrading your RAM?

By: Kevin Hughes

Kevin Hughes — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:54:04 +0000

Now I'm interested! I've been hoping you would take the plunge on xp before I put my order in..

Will be very interested in how it compares to the Q!

By: ArchiMark

ArchiMark — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:55:20 +0000

FWIW, Kevin, I put a slimmed-down XP (used nlite...) on my eee last week for kicks....runs fine, even with 512MB, although sure that more RAM would be better....

Now, plan on installing another LInux distro on it, so I can dual boot...

;-)

By: eTomm - Microsft Student Partner

eTomm - Microsft Student Partner — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:27:39 +0000

Actually, i have been able to put Vista and Visual Studio 2008 in less than 3GBs to make a DVD ready portable VirtualBox image.

And count that VS2008 was taking the more part of the space, cause the only part of it that i let out was the C++ developing part. All the rest of the Professional was inside, counting also SQL Server Express :P