Ask The Admin’s knock-out Father’s Day deal you just can’t miss!
Hey kiddies,
Commodore 64 back again to bring you another absolutely INSANE deal of a bargain. Over the years, Ask The Admin has striven to bring you , our faithful readers, only the best in tech wheels and deals.
In recent months we have seen the emergence of the almighty Netbook. We’ve also been lucky enough to see the inevitable forces of Moore’s Law take their hold on the Netbook world and gave us some prices that are awesomely affordable. However, at Ask The Admin, we have access to some Moore’s Law action that is still pretty unreachable to most people. Moore’s Law states that as time goes by, computers, and their respective components, get stronger, faster and cheaper. We’ve taken it upon ourselves to make it our mission to take advantage of this trending and bring the savings straight to you.
Enter the Pearl White Asus EEE 900 Netbook PC. This ultra-portable little bad-boy touts a 8.9″ 1024×600 display, a 16GB SSD solid state drive, 1GB of RAM, a built-in 1.3MP web camera, and Windows XP Home pre-installed. It has everything you need to make all the connections you need to make while on the go. And it’s ultra-light, thin profile will make it a cinch to carry around. Best of all this exclusive, ATA only deal gets you FREE Shipping and $150 off the sticker price of $349 = you only pay $199! Click here to get in on this EXCLUSIVE Buy.com offer brought to you by AskTheAdmin.com.
Commodore 64 – The one you used to play Bruce Lee on ,8,1
June 5, 2009 - 4:42 pm
2 things you should know about this model:
1. the 16 GB MLC-type SSD is unbearable slow.
2. you will hardly get 2 hrs battery time. the reasons: low capacity (4400 mAh) and a Celeron CPU
while there is nothing wrong with that processor, you may consider an aftermarket upgrade with a faster SSD (yes, it can be replaced) and a 6-cell battery and that doesn’t make it a good deal at all.
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Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Reply:
June 6th, 2009 at 8:37 am
Thanks Molly – So is it worth the money if you are going to upgrade it?
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June 6, 2009 - 10:51 am
well, i like the 900 series form factor alright, because they’re only marginally bigger than the 701, no glossy surfaces (i.e. no fingerprint magnet) and the celeron processor does certain things better than the Atom (multimedia, especially flash video) but that particular 16GB model is a NO NO. you’re better of with a 900/12 or 900/20. these models come with a fast SLC-type SSD, size 4 GB (for the operating system) and a slower 8 or 16 GB MLC-type SSD for storage (8 GB = Windows, 16 GB = Xandros Linux).
and then there is the 900a with an Atom processor but AFAIK they all have slow SSDs (which can be upgraded).
my favorite would still be the 901, except it’s got a glossy surface. Atom CPU, 4+16 GB SSD, extraordinary 8 hrs battery life and still pretty small.
but they’re going out of production now, ASUS (and all other manufacturers) pulled the plug on the SSD. imho this is just because they make other computers with platter hard drives look really, really bad. booting XP in 20 seconds is just too good to be true :)
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June 9, 2009 - 1:40 am
16 GB is low.
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June 9, 2009 - 11:52 am
As a owner of one these I shall warn that Watermelon should not be eaten over the keyboard.
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Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Reply:
June 9th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Ouch. I would love to hear how that worked out!
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June 9, 2009 - 1:19 pm
It hasn’t yet… I spent the evening squirting alcohol into the keyboard while holding it upside down…. still not working… that’s what I get for giving it to my 6 year old for Xmas.
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Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com Reply:
June 10th, 2009 at 5:01 am
In a situation like this you want to immediately unplug it from the computer or if wireless remove the batteries. Let it dry suffciently before trying again.
Leave it off for a while (possibly in the sun for a few hours) and try it again in a day or two.
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June 10, 2009 - 3:56 pm
if that fails, try ASUSPARTS.EU
they do have a couple of 900 keyboards (various layouts):
http://www.asusparts.eu/advanced_search_result.php?keywords=900+keyboard&x=0&y=0
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