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+ This laptop scores very high on size and weight. - It scores very poorly on compatibility.

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Asus Eee PC 701 4G Surf Linux with Single Core Processor, 0.5GB of Memory and on Linux. 2.75 hours of battery See full product description

Battery life	6.4
Design	8.3
Size and weight	9.5
Performance	7.9
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	8.5

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kathleen , Brandon suffolk Often on the move

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: lovely size easy to carry around with you.
Bad points:: cannot buy broadband mobile to usb which would be compatable with this netbook

Battery life	3.0
Design	5.0
Size and weight	8.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Jul 2009

Confirmed purchaser

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: It's a nice laptop for going out and about and great for kids.
Bad points:: Not that it's a huge problem but the battery life isn't the best but still pretty good for what it is. The design isn't great but i didn't buy it for that reason.

Battery life	3.0
Design	4.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Jul 2009

Dave, Bridgend, South Wales

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Size, Very quick start up, Performance, Price, Looks
Bad points:: None Really

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 24 Aug 2009

Confirmed purchaser Often on the move

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Boot up and shut down time
Bad points:: setting up wireless encoded networks

Battery life	2.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Jul 2009

dominique, ostend, belgium

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: cheap
light
integrated webcam
small
built quality
possibility to install windows XP (disk with XP drivers included)
Bad points:: battery life
7" screen with 800 x 480 resolution is a bit too small these days

Battery life	4.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	9.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Feb 2009

Confirmed purchaser General home user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Its great for my daughter, we loaded up XP she wanted to use it for msn
Bad points:: None really, very neat.

Battery life	7.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	7.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	8.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Aug 2009

Jaggard, Colchester Often on the move

Score 3.0/10

Good points:: Perfect in theory - good battery life, extremely portable and has all the basics the casual user could need.
Bad points:: It freezes and crashes constantly, making all the good points about it completely redundant. Apprently it's a common problem and can be solved by reinstalling the/installing a different OS, however it proved so frustrating and time consuming finding a way to get a new OS onto it (a process involving formatting a usb drive and installing an OS onto a usb so you can boot it on the netbook - tricky to do when all usbs these days are write protected!) and when I finally managed to do it the netbook didn't recoignise the OS anyway!

As I said before, perfect in theory, and not all netbooks of this type will have the same problem mine did, but be warned, if it does have the problem then you have completely wasted your money. Crashes can happen from only seconds after booting or you might not get hit for an hour if you're very lucky, but you always have to do a hard shut down and lose most of any work you were doing before it happened. A good netbook, but not worth the risk, especially for business purposes.

Battery life	7.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	1.0
Overall rating	3.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Aug 2009

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	7
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Operating system	Linux
Software on which the device runs
RAM in GB	0.5

Number of Cores	Single
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	4
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	800x480
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Processor Brand	Intel
There are 2 main manufacturers of computer processors. They are Intel and AMD.
Processor	Celeron
This is the processor model range. Different types of processor have different types of functionality. For example Centrino processors are specifically designed to increase battery life in laptops.
Processor Number	353
This is the specific processor number in the processor range.
Processor Speed in MHz	900
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Megahertz or Mhz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
USB port	3
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
Integrated Webcam	No
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	No
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
3G	No
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Fingerprint Access	No
Fingerprint access offers you an extra layer of security on your computer and is essential for any budding secret agent.
Remote control	No
DVD Writer	No
DVD Writers can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
DVD Drive	No
CD Rom	No
Blu-ray Drive	No
VGA Port	Yes
VGA stands for Video Graphics Array. The VGA socket is used for connecting a monitor or TV to your computer. If you want to use an external monitor, TV or projector on your laptop make sure it has a VGA or DVI socket. VGA is also sometimes referred to as D-sub.
DVI Port	No
DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface. Like VGA, DVI is used to connect laptops, desktops and other devices to HD TVs or monitors. You can buy a small adaptor to convert your digital DVI socket to an analogue VGA socket for use with older monitors if needed.
Card Reader	Yes
A memory card reader allows you to connect various types of card such as SD Cards, MMC Cards or Compact Flash Cards to your laptop or desktop computer. Memory Card Readers are extremely useful for photographers as it allows you to quickly transfer your snaps from camera to machine meaning you can have them uploaded to your favourite website or printed out in a matter of minutes.
Battery Life in Hours	2.75
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
Weight (kg)	0.92

Brand of Graphic Chip	Intel
Graphics cards in desktop computers and graphics chips in laptops are manufactured by 3 main companies: Intel, ATI and nVidia. If you want to play modern games aim for an ATI or nVidia card or chip. Intel cards and chips work perfectly for general laptop use, video playback and older computer games.
Graphic Card or Chip	GMA 900
This is the range and model number of the graphics card or chip in your desktop or laptop computer
Graphics Memory (MB)	512

Firewire	No
TV Output	No
Colour	Multi
The main colour of the product.
Dimensions (mm)	225x35x165
The size of the device in millimetres, in width x height x depth.
Aspect Ratio	16:10
Video Editing Card	No
Hard Drive Type	Flash Hard Drive

TV Card	No
Release date	2007-11-19
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.
Release date	2008-03-12
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Asus EEE PC 701 4G Surf

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