Best Asus Notebooks - PC Platform, Linux

'It's funny, really: Many makers of high-end notebooks don't even bother--simply tossing a PDF in the box--and yet this well-laid-out book covers all the bases.'

'Black is elegant, especially when you’re out on the town with your new Asus Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X-BK Netbook.'

'The Eee PC 1005HA-P is available in black and blue and both have a gloss finish lid that looks lovely but attracts fingerprints like mad.'

'The flat, wide keyboard, similar to what we saw on the Eee PC 1008HA, is among the better Netbook keyboards we've used, and the full-size right Shift key is one of those things you don't realize is very important until it goes missing.'

'Storage expansion is pretty good though, with an SD card reader capable of SDHC as well as 3 USB2.0 ports for memory sticks'

'While the other systems, the Intel Classmate and the One Laptop Per Child XO , are aimed at the educational needs of children around the globe and not generally available to consumers, the Eee holds no such highbrow pedigree--it's for sale directly from Asus to the laptop-buying public.'

'Its three USB ports are quite generous for a 2-pound system.'

'It's a little rough around the edges, but the Eee PC is a remarkably versatile machine for the price.'

'the Eee PC is the single most impressive notebook we've seen priced below $400'

'While the other systems, the Intel Classmate and the One Laptop Per Child XO , are aimed at the educational needs of children around the globe and not generally available to consumers, the Eee holds no such highbrow pedigree--it's for sale directly from Asus to the laptop-buying public.'

'Its three USB ports are quite generous for a 2-pound system.'

'It's a little rough around the edges, but the Eee PC is a remarkably versatile machine for the price.'

'the Eee PC is the single most impressive notebook we've seen priced below $400'