Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-PI 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Rose Pink) Reviews
Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-PI 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (Rose Pink) Reviews
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Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-PI 10.1 inch Intel Atom N450/1 GB/160 GB/W7S Netbook Computer (Rose Pink)
Technical Details
- 1.66GHz Intel N450 Atom Processor (512KB L2 Cache)- 1 GB DDR2 SODIMM memory, Max Capacity upto 2 GB
- 10.1" WSVGA (1024x600) WideScreen Matte LCD w/ LED-backlit
- Integrated Intel GMA 3150 Graphics Controller, w/ Shared system memory
- 160 GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
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By Nicholas Pentabona (SOMERVILLE, MA, US)
If you're looking at this product listing then perhaps you already know that ASUS makes some of the best portable PCs in just about any price range. But if not, well, they do.
This EEE PC is extremely light weight (I can balance it on three fingers), very fast, and surprisingly powerful.
PROS:
-Amazing quality: Well constructed, excellent features for a netbook. Performs like a laptop in many ways.
-Feather light
-Clean, sleek look
-Keyboard is pretty much just like a desktop PC. Even more comfortable, in my opinion. I believe it is 95% the size of a regular one.
-Smart Function keys that are useful (My wife has a Toshiba with weird ones that resize the screen or any number of tasks you'll never do on the fly)
-Battery life is nearly unparalleled. I get an average of 8-9 hrs with heavy use -- Pandora, Google talk, and Flash videos, often simultaneously.
-Screen is bright and vivid
-EEE PCs come with software that bypasses the wallpaper restrictions for Windows 7 Starter (believe me, this is definitely a bonus)
CONS:
-The weird second OS-bypassing power button doesn't seem to be useful for anything (Normal "wake" is about 10 seconds or less, so why wouldn't you just use that?)
-The touchpad can be a little less than responsive, and the buttons for it are a bit...tough
-The speakers are located near the bottom of the front, so most of the sound goes into your desk or thighs (if it's on your lap)
-Windows 7 Starter has a ton of bogus restrictions and missing features that don't really help anyone at all...kinda just force you to upgrade. If you read up on Starter, and know how you're going to use it, or resolve to upgrade, then this isn't really an issue for you.
By Joey (United States)
It seemed like I had been reading reviews on this netbook for weeks. Here on Amazon and elsewhere. I more than did my homework on this one. I even went to Best Buy a few weeks ago and did some typing on the Asus netbook they had for sale there. I wanted to get a sense for how an Asus netbook would work for me in the real world. 2 Fridays nights ago I decided to go with it and I placed my order with Amazon. Following is my thorough review on this product.
First Impressions:
- This is a theme you'll see played out over and over in various reviews on this netbook. Amazon ships fast. I ordered on a Friday night after hours (picked free shipping because I wasn't in a hurry to get it) and by Monday it shipped. I had it in my hands by Wednesday morning before 10 AM. That is what I call exceptional service and it far exceeded my expectations.
- Upon receiving the netbook and opening up everything I was really pleased with the fit and finish of the netbook. I have to say that the checkered pattern is great. Definitely it will mask fingerprints and scratches a whole lot better than its glossy counterpart. It looks classy and works well in the real world.
- There was one fly in the ointment. When I turned on the netbook for the first time Windows would not boot up. I wasn't extremely happy about that. But that all got worked out over the phone with Asus technical support in about 15 minutes. It would appear that the person who did the Windows installation didn't complete it. Anyway, using the Restore function things were able to be reset and it was a minor problem soon forgotten. For lack of a better illustration, I feel that it was like buying a pair of brand new shoes and noticing they had a scuff on them. However, the shoes came with a scuff remover tool and so the scuff was easily removed. The point is, although it was nice to see the tool worked you'd just hope you wouldn't have to use it on the first day! Anyway, anybody who considers this a deal-breaker as far as buying an Asus netbook is crazy. This was the only minor irritant for me personally and I will go on to elaborate now on the many things I love about this netbook!
Battery Life:
- This is an issue that there seems to be a great debate on around here in various reviews. There are people saying that they're getting 11 hours right on Asus specifications but on the other hand there are people really upset with the battery life because they're only getting 5 hours on a charge. This is my opinion after getting my own netbook. You MUST deep charge the battery for the first time for at least 11-12 hours. If you're using the netbook during that time than charge it even longer. Remember, while you're using the netbook the battery won't charge as fast. This concept isn't something I made up. Look it up for yourself. The Asus manual says charge it at least 8 hours for the first time - I decided to charge longer than that. Not only that, you MUST do a full charge and discharge a few times before the battery reaches its maximum potential. Again, it's in the manual. After the first charge I used the netbook over 3 days for several hours of usage. It definitely seemed capable of getting 11 hours out of it if the Super Hybrid Engine setting was permanently set to Power Saver and the screen brightness was toned down (the screen is capable of being way too bright anyway!) and one wasn't watching YouTube videos continuously for the whole time. I just got done charging it for the second time today (again charged it for 9+ hours) and it says it has 13 hours left.
- I want to talk about the Super Hybrid Engine function in a second. First, to recap, if you're only getting 5 hours out of a charge than it would be my suggestion you consider these 3 things:
a) Did you deep charge it 8-12 hours the first time (without using it for that time) and a few times for the following charges?
b) Do you have 4-5 programs open and are you trying to watch YouTube videos for hours on end?
c) BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, is your Super Hybrid Engine set to Power Saver? You can toggle through several power efficiency settings and Power Saver is one of them. If not, there is no way you will get 11 hours out of the battery. Now, for just surfing the Internet I didn't notice any difference in speed using Power Saver. Even playing a YouTube video it was okay. In fact, I think I'll keep it on Power Saver permanently. But, the battery definitely notices a difference when the Super Hybrid Engine is in this mode. It can extend the battery's life between 35-50% on a charge. That's HUGE. You won't get that in Super Performance mode!
Operating System:
- People on here are in some cases ragging on the operating system (Windows 7) that comes with this netbook. Folks, as I have already commented on some of your reviews before making this purchase, Windows 7 is coming out on most netbooks these days. It's reality. XP is old and dated and quickly coming to the end of its life. If you only want your netbook for a year and you're set on XP than save a few bucks and go with XP. For the rest of you, learn to deal with Windows 7 as it is the future, for the next few years anyway. I don't find the Starter version to be that much different than anything else. Sure, I don't have a few options that I'd have with Windows 7 Premium but big deal. This is a secondary computer to me. I already have 3 others in the house. The operating systems on my computers range from XP to Vista to Windows 7. This operating system isn't that big of a deal to me. Windows is Windows.
Speed and Functionality:
- This netbook is more than fast enough for me. However, I'm just using it as a portable Internet surfing machine. I don't plan to put Photoshop on it. I don't plan to put iTunes on it. I put Open Office on it and that's all I'll need. This netbook runs just as fast for me as any other computer I have around here. If you plan to use it as I do than 1 GB RAM will be fine. If you plan to do heavy duty stuff with it than upgrade to 2 GB RAM. Keep in mind though that at the end of the day it is still and will always be just a netbook. If your expectations are out of whack and you're expecting this netbook to be some amazing powerhouse that can do everything for you except wash your dishes you will likely be disappointed. Do your homework. Assess your requirements and needs. Maybe you'll find that you should be getting a regular laptop instead. This is something you will need to work out with yourself. If/how you work it out will determine how happy you will be with this product.
- The keyboard is great. It is 92-93% of a regular-sized keyboard and my fingers can fly on it. Still getting used to having the Delete and Backspace keys in a slightly different place but I will adjust. People talked about it being spongy? I don't understand that. It seems solid to me.
- Before I forget, and as others have always stated, the bloatware that comes with this netbook is minimal. I only had to remove a couple of programs that were getting in the way. That's a positive.
- I like the smooth touchpad. The Asus I tried out at Best Buy had a dotted touchpad. It wouldn't have been the end of the world to get that but I much prefer the smooth touchpad. It's very responsive and I have no problems with it. I do have a wireless mouse for one of my other laptops but I don't plan to use a wireless mouse with this netbook. Not necessary.
- People have complained about the WiFi range being bad on this netbook. I don't have a problem with that. I have a G wireless router and this netbook has a G network card in it. I can easily use my netbook anywhere in the house and on the property. In fact, I took it across the street to my neighbor's house the other day and I still had 1-2 bars on WiFi over there.
Power Adapter:
- People have said the light on the power adapter block is too bright. That makes me laugh. Folks, if that light is the worst irritant of your day you have it made!
- Speaking of the power adapter, it does make me nervous that the pin that you insert into the netbook is so tiny. I did worry for a small amount of time about that breaking and perhaps I'll buy a back-up power adapter just to be prepared. Ultimately, I think if you're careful with it than it likely won't be a problem. Keep in mind, with this netbook's long battery life most of the time that power adapter is going to be sitting at home collecting dust.
- I know there was an issue with some Asus power adapter blocks getting too hot. I think that was specifically related to the 1005 series. I can certainly verify that after 11-1/2 hours of charging the first time and 9+ hours of charging the second time the adapter block was very COOL to the touch. So, Asus either fixed that problem or it never was an issue for the 1001 series and it was just an issue for the 1005 series.
Special Features:
- The Super Hybrid Engine feature is great. It seems to me that is exclusive to Asus. It's a feature in and of itself that makes the Asus netbook one to consider.
- The Express Gate feature is pretty slick too. It really does boot up the netbook into a different area and get you on the Internet a whole lot faster. When you want to get out of that, it's easy to segue into the main Windows area where you have full access to all of your programs again. Too bad that Internet Explorer is the only browser of choice in Express Gate. I'm a Chrome die-hard because I know just how fast I can browse the Internet with Google Chrome. Oh well, it's not that big of a deal.
Conclusion:
- If you're a traveler or student on the go definitely you want to consider this machine. It's light as a feather, pretty durable and is a pleasure to use. I look forward to taking this to Canada with me when I go on a road trip in a few weeks. It does everything well that I expect of it. And it has the best battery life of any portable computer I've ever seen.
- I just want to stress yet again that you should assess your needs and requirements before you buy this netbook. So many reviews on here (and I can tell just by reading them) are negative because I firmly believe those people who bought this netbook should've bought something else instead. If you're at all computer savvy like me and you're a bit of a neat freak (you don't clutter up your computer with crap) this netbook will easily perform to your expectations and that I can guarantee you.
Good luck. Hope you're as happy with this product as I am.
By T. Young
I am a duel enrolled student and travel between campuses a lot, if I need to whip out a paper and don't want to sit in a computer lab this net book and a flash drive is a perfect combo! Lightweight, fast and close to a full size keyboard. I am very impressed with my net book and very happy with my purchase.
CON:The only downfall of the machine was the Windows 7 Started, I would have rather had the whole program installed then a sample program. It doesn't off much of a "sample" of Windows 7.
By Joanne Nowakowski (Michigan)
Received the Netbook quickly however it didnt work. Had a bad boot sector. Amazon quickly replaced and the replacement is great. Light, easy to use. Fits in my purse like a paperback book. Great for a second computer.
By Cheryl E. Gillean (Flushing, Mi)
I just wanted something to get on the internet and pick up my email and mess around while traveling and to keep in touch at home. This little baby is perfect. Love it!!!
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