First of all, I tried installing Eeebuntu 4 beta.. but it has a lot of driver issues; namely, the wireless LAN wasn't working. I'm fine with using Windows on this because unfortunately it has the advantage of working out of the box. It comes with Windows 7 Starter, but I entered the anytime upgrade key and all was better. If you mess up the operating system and/or bootloader like I did, you might realize that the netbook has no DVD drive from which to load the recovery DVD. Now don't go out and buy an external DVD drive, because Microsoft's "Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool" can make a bootable flash drive using an ISO image of the install disk that can repair the operating system.
The keyboard bends down slightly when I type on it, but I don't mind that. With the full size shift key, I chose this 'board over the other 1005PE and whatnot. I have long fingers, and the keys are closer together, but it's easy to get used to. I tried to remove a key but stopped after applying so much pressure. So, I really don't know if they are removable. The screen is small, but it is by no means hard to read. The touch pad is nice and smooth. The left and right click aren't separated, but they still work OK. I've noticed that the right click clicks weirdly sometimes. o.O At a full charge, Windows seems to report to me 6 to 10 hours of battery life. I haven't used it a lot yet, but it seems like it'll last me 6 to 8 hours on a full charge. The battery charger seems to be the most error-prone part in other reviews, so hopefully it doesn't die on me. I'm taking that risk because I like this computer! I saw that I got the problematic one, the EXA0901XH. It does ok while powering the netbook alone, but it gets rather hot while charging.
The netbook boots up quickly, probably faster than my desktop. Firefox doesn't take a long time to start up. With some add-ons, I have also minimized the screen space that it takes up. It runs smoothly, and.. So far, I've had no lag problems at all. It can play YouTube videos without lag, including full screen. It even plays Maple Story, with a lower than 60 but OK framerate which reminds me of computers with slightly older graphic cards. I haven't tried playing emulators, but judging by the device's capabilities I doubt they would have any problems.
After about 6 months of looking, this is the netbook that I chose. I don't see why it's so unpopular compared to the other 2010 Eee PCs. It's white, which I think looks much better than black; it has a matte screen, it's the least expensive, and it has all the important specifications. In addition to a matte screen, the casing has a matte finish. I originally wanted the glossy finish, but it doesn't matter because they both look good. I'm excited about taking this with me. It is a nice, tiny PC.Get more detail about Asus Eee PC 1001P-MU17-WT 10.1-Inch Intel Atom Netbook Computer (White).
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