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Asus Eee PC 904 HD review

This small screen in a large design Netbook is a good all-rounder

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Last reviewed: February 16th

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Asus Eee PC 904 HD scores 8.7 out of 10 based on 168 reviews

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The 2 most helpful reviews:

10 Nov 2008 Paul, Hucknall

9

Good Points

Smart looking, well built feels strong and well manufactured no squeaky or flexible plastic construction here. Comes with neat velour type protective case to prevent scratches etc. Preinstalled with full version of Windows XP Home, not cut down or Linux OS as on some other notebooks. Despite small size, screen is clear and easy to read; (small tip here, enable the Windows "auto hide taskbar" feature - right click taskbar select properties and put tick in appropriate box. This lowers taskbar when not in use and gives more screen area, makes a big difference) Also try using 'F11' key as this enlarges window on some progs such as Internet Explorer. Battery life seems excellent so far, in excess of 4 hours with plenty still remaining. Keyboard is almost full size and easy to use, only difference is number pad is missing but this is no big deal and soon get used to it.

Bad Points

The touch pad is tricky to master, requires very light touch to move pointer around and is easy to press slightly too hard and inadvertantly 'click' on the wrong part, irritating. Conversely the 'buttons' on touch pad are quite heavy and require substantial pressure to activate making it a steep learning curve to master both the above, however best solution I've found is to purchase a 'mini' mouse with retracting cord designed for notebooks, this works instantly on plugging in (USB) not requiring the use of enclosed CD software to be installed which is just as well as of course there is no CD drive!

02 Dec 2008 Tony, East Bergholt

9

Good Points

Excellent product. Good Battery life, as expected. More than generous capacity on the 80GB Hard Drive. If more is required, then easily expanded with a USB Hard Drive, or the SDHC card slot. I have already attached an external USB DVDRW Drive, which was simple. Keyboard is easily useable, one of my fears was it would be too small to use properly, not the case. Windows could boot up a little faster, but my priority was to have a decent capacity machine, while still being small and light, not necessarily the fastest machine.

Bad Points

Supplied AntiVirus software could be better, and battery power level indicator disappeared from Windows Taskbar, but has now returned, for the moment.

Overall score: 8.7

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Product Summary

Key specs


HDD Capacity (GB): 80 |
Installed RAM (GB): 1 |
Laptop Display Size: 8.9 |
Laptop Form Factor: Ultraportable |

Full spec

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Great battery life

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Decent performance

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Comfortable keyboard

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Not as stylish or lightweight as many other Netbooks

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