Comments on: Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison

By: Viajes Internacionales

Viajes Internacionales — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:42:47 +0000

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Web for money blog » Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:39:20 +0000

[...] worth the $1799 price tag when you can get much of the same functionality with Asus?s $400 Eee?read more | digg [...]

By: djohn

djohn — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:19:06 +0000

who the hell wants to bloat their laptop with vista anyways? thats like getting a sports car, and loading a couble lead bars into it just before riding it! and vista on a mac is even more ironic :-D

By: Haloperidol » MacBook Air vs Commodore SX-64

Haloperidol » MacBook Air vs Commodore SX-64 — Mon, 05 May 2008 15:32:45 +0000

[...] la gente que necesite un cacharro donde prime la “portabilidad” le debeía echar un ojo al Asus EEE. Aunque ya conozco a gente que se va a comprar el MacBook Air “tope de gama” (sí, [...]

By: morq

morq — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:02:12 +0000

Holy frig.
I really wish I could make those wanker apple fanboys just vanish.
This whole “apples to apples” piece of crock; it IS a valid comparison! The macbook air is considered a piece of shite compared to a macbook or macbook pro, right? It’s designed to be a system you use for some small tasks while traveling. So the EeePC does the same types of travelling tasks, but is cheaper, stronger, and more open.
It also has 3 USB ports for those roll-up keyboards, external mice, and usb sticks for when you’re off the plane and in your hotel room.

For business users, having something like a VGA port is pretty nice when you want to use a projector… And ethernet for the secured wired networks in boardrooms when you can’t get the wireless passwords.

Also, the next generation of the eeepcs will have a 9 inch screen, 12G of hard drive space, and a faster processor. Not to mention a larger track pad with multi-touch gestures.

You can also change the operating system to whatever you like, and when you install the modified eeepc ubuntu, you get a more functional desktop with better eye candy.

I’m sorry. If I want to watch movies on the go, I’d . . . still not get a macbook air. I’d get a portable dvd player. But for the basic functions you need when traveling, the Air is a bad compromise.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:31:54 +0000

I own 3 Eee’s, the 2g Surf 700, 4g 701, and 8g 702 respectively.
I used the 4g 701 all last quarter for taking notes in my community college classes. It works beautifully, holds up well to the book bag thrashing, battery hangs in there like a champ, and it fits comfortably on those nasty little desks, swivel stands, and is great in the wifi hotspots. The tiny footprint, tiny price, and ability to mod, swap os’s (Ubuntu 7.10 with Compiz runs smoothly) makes this an easy choice for those of us using them for academic work. /shrug or you can spend $1800 and not have room on your desk for anything else, but you will look great, even if you can’t make rent :)

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Quad Core Macbook Pros, Seriously? >> The Far Side of Tech — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:28:48 +0000

[...] Apple competitor to the Eee would be rather than a $2,500+ Macbook Pro with quad core. In a way we’re already seeing that battle taking place between Apple’s Macbook Air and the Asus Eee–and for the most [...]

By: Prez

Prez — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:55:50 +0000

The value in EEE is the 3 usb ports, the ethernet, the RJ45 in case of being in the middle of nowhere, the VGA, the kengsington, the SD card reader, and the mic plug.

The screen is 7″, so what? If I want to watch a movie, I take my not-so-portable Asus A7T (a very good laptop), and I do so.

If I want to check my mails in less than 1 minute, I take my EEE.

At least, Steve Jobs gave me a great fun instant when I discovered all the mighty things we can do in a Air without WIFI… And I’ve kept it for jokes time with pals.

By: Ah

Ah — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:14:58 +0000

LOL, looks like little black penguin wants to eat an apple, sorry mac fanboys ^____^

By: krow

krow — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 18:40:28 +0000

Ok, so I only got half way down this page, and I already got sick of all the cheap jabbing going on here.
The Eee and Air are compared because they are 2 ultraportable laptops that came out relatively at the same time, because they are both huge names currently in the computer world due to their unique designs, and because it is actually a choice to think about for a consumer.
My choice is the Eee pc, because I just need something I can bring around with me to class and things. I could go out and get a Blackberry, but it would be mighty hard to do my Java programming on one now wouldn’t it?
It’s true, the Air is a more powerful, sexier machine, however I don’t see why I should have to pay so much extra for a better looking machine. If you’re looking for something that is meant for the same thing as the Air, go look at other ultraportables.
I completely agree with the point that laptops should not be meant to replace desktops. Laptops have always been, and will continue to be for quite a while, inferior to desktops. And since when did your computer become a fashion statement? Isn’t the point of a computer to “compute”? If you want to carry around something that looks pretty, go get yourself a designer handbag. It will probably cost less than the mac.
Don’t get me wrong here, I love the look of the Air and of Mac OS, but I just can’t justify paying almost $2k for a sleeker look, especially when the Eee is far more customizable (Linux, upgradeable RAM, replaceable battery).
All you Mac fanboys out there, just get a MacBook. Far cheaper, far more functional. Windows fanboys *looks under some rocks* go get one of the other fine ultraportables. The people who want a laptop for what it is meant to be for, get an Eee pc. Leave the Air for Paris Hilton. I’m sure she can shove her dog over 1.38″ to make room in her handbag.

By: lamib

lamib — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:37:21 +0000

Thanks for the chart and detailed comparisation: just what I needed, although the Eee is launching in Q4 of 2008 in Finland :(

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By: Pebby

Pebby — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:32:30 +0000

@Tommy:
Install Vista on your eeePC? Why the hell would you want to do that to yourself?

So, you can install Leopard on your air. Is Leopard worth 1400 dollars to you? I dunno. Me? No thanks!

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pinglog.com — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 02:18:11 +0000

The Far Side of Tech » Apple Air versus Asus Eee: A Comparison

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By: Tommy

Tommy — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:32:05 +0000

I’ll install Leopard on my air…. Get back to me when you get Vista running on you Eeee… ;) Hell I’ll even install Vista on my air to prove my point :p

By: Spedsta

Spedsta — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:44:12 +0000

IMHO the Air isnt really that great a design, i like that its thinner but as far as design its really not that great to me, One thing i dont like it the way when its on a desk the bottom tapers up, i would think that when resting on the bottom of the keyboard with my wrists it would be uncomfortable.

How loooonnnnnggggg do you spend looking at the outside of a laptop anyhow.

In a few years its the same hardware that you will beg someone to take off your hands, if you were the unlucky few to have been tricked into forking out money for a mediocre (designed) device.

By: Paul

Paul — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:22:06 +0000

Lame, but inevitable, comparison.

The difference between the notebook business and the car business is that there aren’t blogs that compare the Mini Cooper or Smart Fortwo with a Ford F350 pick’em up truck.

By: Francesco

Francesco — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:45:29 +0000

>> they have completely different target markets..

Maybe, but if I had an Eee I’d probably not buy an Air, and if I had an Air I’d not buy the Eee. Quite a lot of people will be interested in both and will only choose one.

So: they are quite different? Yes. They are competitors? Yes. Sort of.

Of course they will appeal differently to different people. Depending on the kind of work and habits you have, you may find it impossible to work on a 800×480 screen. And you probably would not want to do number crunching or long text typing on the Eee keyboard. On the other hand if you mostly write emails or short articles, why carry a big screen and keyboard with you all the time (and risk to break them)?

One is the smallest machine available, given a restraint: keep a standard keyboard and screen. The other is the smallest without this “limit”, but with a price restraint instead.

Nevertheless they are two champs in their own fields, and both will move the whole industry.

Some people will buy the Air with no doubts, some will buy the Eee without thinking, but most of us will be in the middle, and will have to try to evaluate *how much* we value a keyboard and a screen..

So if you are considering the two (and you probably are or you would not be reading here..) just ask yourself if you need a full screen (1440 x 900) and a full keyboard, and how much time you’ll spend reading and writing. And if that will be worth the weight (and cost).

And to all those thinking the Air will be a flop, all I may say is that it might be, but…

It surely is not the computer for me (for instance I’d need more ports like a Firewire), but please consider *why* Apple released such a computer? Do you really think all they wanted to do was cope with style and fashion? Then why not just make it smaller?

Don’t you think they might have made some field research before?

What kind of machine you’d build if you had asked around to “normal” users what they’d not absolutely compromise in a notebook to make it smaller, and most of the users had replied “screen and keyboard”?

I bet it’d be very similar to the Air..
All you had to choose would be the target price: less expensive=more bulky like conventional laptops, more expensive= thinner, lighter (and Air like)

I am not sure this the best tactic, nor that they will sell many. Users give many things for granted, they may reply “I just want to type, all I need is screen and keyboard” but when they wach the specs they rant “Ohh, only 80GB?!?!”

Don’t know, but at least it does make sense.. so let’s see how the market goes..