ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black) on sale

Chris Johnson Say: ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
Honest Review, 2010-10-28
This review is for: ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
Background: I'm a full time college student with expert level knowledge of computers. I wanted something light, reliable, and affordable. I knew I wasn't going to be doing any video or photo editing. I basically wanted web access and the ability to use Microsoft Office. I did some research and found that ConsumerReports.org had a good review of the model below this; the Intel N450 version. I ordered the newest Intel N550 model because of the Dual Core processor.Review: I'm extremely happy with this netbook. It has one of the longest battery life span's that I've seen. Even now as I write this review I'm at 87% battery life with 9hrs 40min remaining. Of course this will adjust depending on what you are doing. Watching videos or actively browsing the web may use a little more power. I use Word and PowerPoint easily without any complaints. It will display a movie just fine as well. I was afraid the video camera wouldn't be very useful but it's actually much better than I expected. At times the small screen size can seem a bit annoying when you're trying to read a lot of material at once. Enlarging a document for easier reading means you'll be scrolling more. I knew the screen size when I purchased this product and this does not have any effect on the performance of the device. It works great!Some people complain about the touchpad and the double tap feature and how annoying it can get. The touchpad can be configured and the double tap function can be disabled so that you don't accidently bump it with your palms while typing. I simply use the buttons to double click just like a normal mouse. This is my first netbook so I can't compare to others but I would definitely recommend this to anyone.

John M. Mahoney III Say: ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
Asus has mastered the netbook, 2010-10-24
This review is for: ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
In a time where netbooks have been thrown under the bus and replaced by pretty, fancy tablets like the HP Slate and IPad, Asus shows that they have mastered the netbook by releasing a refined version of the already stellar 1015 series.This is my second netbook and I also own a IPad, Dell v13, Sony vaio, and two quad core desktop computers(I do not keep them all in one place of course) I do like my IPad for entertainment and being a consumer of the Internet, but really missed having a keyboard and mouse for "getting stuff done" and Asus has the highest quality keyboard and mouse of all the netbooks I have tested.I have replaced the os with Ubuntu 10.10 Unity and it has worked well. The system came with Windows 7 starter which I used once and it seemed proficient, but I do not really use Windows much so I can not really speak on its behalf. It also had a second "quick boot" os that appeared to be a stripped down version of Linux, but I am only guessing here. This did not serve much purpose for me. As far as Ubuntu Unity it is running pretty well, but still needs a little work. I put it on just to mess with and it has been good enough to keep for regular use.The only things lacking on this device are memory, it comes with one gig of ram and I am guessing most people are going to want to upgrade to 2 gigs. Also, the graphics card is nothing to write home about, but Asus has one more version of the 1015 with a ion graphics card for people interested(I personally was fine with the sub par graphics card and did not have any use for the more expensive graphics card.) I have been able to play flash without any tearing which happened on my old netbook, so maybe the addition of the atom n550 is enough to run flash. I do not use flash often though so maybe I have just been lucky.overviewcpu:atom n550 seems fast for an atom, but you can still tell your using an Atom processor.Ram: ddr3 is nice and fast would have liked 2 gig as the default.Screen: Resolution seems good enough. The matte finish is good for outdoor use.Battery: Good, says 13 hours, but I get 10 using Ubuntu Unitykeyboard: A+, like the chiclet keyboards!mouse: good. Large for a netbook and has a nice silky rubber coating over it.bluetooth: mine was disabled by defualt. I'm guessing to save battery. I had to hit F2 at boot to enter the BIOS and enable the bluetooth.wifi: Driver works on Linux.Camera: Good enough, but noting special. It has a nice little cover that slides over lens and disables the device to save power when not in use. Works in linux.Charger: Nice and small.Everything works in Linux using Ubuntu 10.10 Unity, for anyone who cares. The only quark is the wifi driver is propriety, so I had to enable it from the restricted drivers, but no other issues.

Publicstate Say: ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
Finally a netbook that can multi-task!, 2010-10-18
This review is for: ASUS Eee PC 1015PEM-PU17-BK 10.1-Inch Netbook (Black)
I got this little guy two weeks ago and I'm really impressed!The set-up:I'm running Window 7 PRO 64-bit, Office 2010 Pro+ and Photoshop Elements 8...All of which run slower than on my main machine, but they all work at a completely acceptable speed. Bear in mind, that I still only have the 1 Gb of RAM!The Plain Facts:For internet surfing and e-mail this would work as well for you as a standard laptop, with the only exception being when streaming HD-content... but it would still contend with any mid-level laptop, that has an integrated graphic chipset, in this arena as well.Some Geek Speak:PC Magazine has an interesting article detailing this unit's actual benchmark tests... it scored above 1,700 points... and the next highest tested (factory configured) netbook was in the low 1,300 range... the fact being that there is a significant performance gain that they attributed to the new duo-core processor when it is specifically coupled with this ASUS hardware configuration.Other stuff:The keyboard has the 'chiclet' style keys, I happen to like them.Keyboard size is slightly smaller than a standard laptop, but they are still comfortable to type on.The matte finish does show fingerprints, not a big deal to me.The trackpad is the right size for this unit, it's very responsive and I like the multi-touch scroll function.Off topic: (but in the same ballpark...)If you are going back and forth between this and an 8.9in model by ASUS, go with the 10in... if you've seen them/owned one... it's a no-brainer.I also bought the external DVD drive offered by ASUS, it also very portable and works great! Very handy for loading software/replacing Windows 7 starter.Overall this is a very attractive, portable computer that is easy to use. 5 stars!