EEE PC Unboxing

Posted: May 27th, 2009 | Author: miconian | Filed under: Technology | 1 Comment »

Now you can pretend you spent the money on a new Asus Netbook without actually, you know, doing it.

This is the 1000HE, by the way.

Amazon box…

Asus box…

The computer came with a cushy shell case. Good thing I didn’t buy the one that Amazon recommended I make part of the same purchase.

This thing is so small and light that I literally wasn’t sure which piece of wrapped equipment was the actual computer.

Comes with battery, adapter in two pieces, and a wipey thing that I immediately used to clean the monitor on my Macbook.

They really keep you in suspense.

Felt like I was lifting a spiral notebook.

Yes, that’s a whiskey flask. Just for the sake of size comparison.

The power adapter came with two velcro wrappy thingies attached, to keep the cords from getting messy. Very nice detail.

This is the 2GB RAM chip I ordered with the netbook, pictured next to the box it came in. Somewhere, a tree just died needlessly.

Like unwrapping a patient’s eyes after surgery.

This thing is cuter than R2D2.

With my 13″ Macbook (1st gen Intel). So much smaller and lighter it’s ridiculous.

Other than my iPhone, this is the smallest computer I have ever had. The keyoard and the positioning of the icerink mouse will take some getting used to, as will the tiny screen. I will also probably put Linux on it.

It is very small, light, shiny, and blue, though. And supposedly has nine hours of battery life.

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