I am thinking of buying an eee pc, the one with a 160g hard drive as they run on 12v, and they have good battery life.Has anybody got one or has used one?

G'day Bill, I am replying using the Asus you are seeking. It is a very robust unit, I take it oversea's in carry on luggage and no problems or worries in its build quality.
It has so many functions for the price ( I paid $350 at JB hi fi on special) ie, skype, bluetooth etc. I have had one warranty issue in 18 mths, however be wary of the battery life level, it isnt accurate and my battery went down hill very quickly...Just after the warranty expired
Asus have a service centre in Brisbane and were pleasant to deal with.
cheers,
ozi2

Thanks. I want to buy the one withthe bigger hard drive. I have a good tosh sattelite laptop , but it is hard the charge away from 240v power. The eees run on 12v. Am going to officeworks on monday, if the cyclone stays away.Also, going to buy an external hard drive to load movies that I can watch on the laptop.Have you done this before?

-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 5th of March 2011 02:08:21 PM

bill12 wrote:

---

Thanks. I want to buy the one withthe bigger hard drive. I have a good tosh sattelite laptop , but it is hard the charge away from 240v power. The eees run on 12v. Am going to officeworks on monday, if the cyclone stays away.Also, going to buy an external hard drive to load movies that I can watch on the laptop.Have you done this before?

-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 5th of March 2011 02:08:21 PM

---

Hi Bill
We run 2 toshisha laptops and charge them via 12volt, purchased a couple of step up multi voltage adoptors off ebay for about $15 each.
cheers
blaze

 

Bill we have an external hard drive with movies on them. The only problem we have had is the different formats they come in. I am not techie enough to know much more than that, but they have been great to watch on an indoors night.

hi bill, i have an eee pc, one of the first that came out but ditchted it for a samsung netbook, the small ones cant remember what size the hard drive is.. but its good for a day away but i prefer my laptop , and im sure you can find 12 volt charges for them.. but these net books are handy, either that you can get an ipad if you want but i prefer the bigger screens on laptops.. you can also try dick smiths too, and jaycar ... good luck. milo

bill12 wrote:

---

Thanks. I want to buy the one withthe bigger hard drive. I have a good tosh sattelite laptop , but it is hard the charge away from 240v power. The eees run on 12v. Am going to officeworks on monday, if the cyclone stays away.Also, going to buy an external hard drive to load movies that I can watch on the laptop.Have you done this before?

-- Edited by bill12 on Saturday 5th of March 2011 02:08:21 PM

---

My brother has a 2TB external hard drive with hundreds of movies on it. He loves it!  

I am going to Officework , tommorrow, as its blowing, and raining hard here for the next few days. They have an eee for sale at $279, and a 500gig seagate usb hard drive for $69!Jaycar have a 12v adapter for $12. Will have a brows around before surrendering my hard earned cash. Thanks for the help. Will keep in touch.

-- Edited by bill12 on Sunday 6th of March 2011 12:14:01 PM

I'll be interested in your follow up Bill.