Eee top e71602 what do you think?

ladychelle

I have just being looking at the Eee top all in one computer and at £440 seems really great value.Any body got any reviews or opinions on this. I already have the lil Eee pc which i use for fast internet access and writing essays mainly, and love this have had no probs with it. Any advice would be gratefully appreciated as i have a studen pc grant burning a hole in my pocket

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Once you get beyond netbooks the Atom processor looks under powered - you could get a far better laptop at that price. The only advantage seems to be a touch screen.

I assume this is the one. "Eee top e71602" brings up no google results except this page and one other.

http://www.superetrader.co.uk/asus-eee-top-whiteatomxp1gb-ram160gb-hd-desktop-pc-p-3735.html?gad=CMDIu8kDEgg-s_Nh2Zr1URiY3OT-AyCY9p4z&

Starbug

For me a netbook is about size and affordability. I have the eeepc 901 in black with a gig of ram and an Atom processor. Its fantastic for web access, office and music when traveling (hotels etc) for the cost of £250 (ish).

I cant see why you'd want to spend so much on one considering what you can actually do with it appart from the basic functions such as those i've listed, which mine runs perfectly and £200 less.

For £440 you can get yourself a decent HP one with a 15" screen, more memory, more everything infact.

ladychelle

the £440 is for the Eee top et1602 all in one pc with touch screen monitor. (not for the little Eee pc) i wanted some opinions on the Eee top - any???

MaverickWill

Get ready for a post of novel-like proportions...


I'm not a fan of the Asus Eee range, outside of the tiny little netbook (it's cute, and fits in a pocket!). While the Eee Top doesn't require a separate case/tower, your problems will be value for money, the touch-screen (it'll smudge), lack of a CD drive, and the potential for the machine to be slow.

Not meaning to sound too tech-savvy for the conversation, but the Intel Atom processor in the Asus Eee range is:

Soldered to the motherboard, so non-upgradeable.
Slow - too slow to power a desktop PC seriously.
Quite over-priced for what it is.

You're best off going with a purpose-built computer. If, however, your Christmas computer needs to be energy-efficient, consider a G31 motherboard and an Intel E7200 processor. It's dual-core, quick, and has nearly as low power consumption as the Atom (according to this, anyway - http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/intel-e7200-g31,review-31371.html) It's also very small, so the tower shouldn't be much of an issue (the case listed below is 35 x 34 x 13.5cm - that's 5 1/2 inches wide!)


The Intel E7200 processor is £104 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145258

The Gigabyte GA-EG31MF-S2 motherboard is £54 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/148795

2 packs of 2GB RAM is £38 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/129177

A case, with power supply built in, is £30 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/134831

A 500GB hard drive is £45 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/130826/

Wireless keyboard and mouse for £10 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132140

Webcam for £15 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/145817

DVD-RW drive for £17, bundled with Nero burning software - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144217 (Note the ASUS doesn't have a CD drive at all!) - you'll need a data cable for this, which costs £5 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125647

19" Fujitsu-Siemens monitor with built-in speakers is £90 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/135026

Wireless-N Network card for £25 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139901 (though, if you're only using a wireless-G network, there's one for £9! - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132449)

And, if you need it, a USB card reader for £4 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/54461

So, that's the Asus Eee Top, outspecced on all fronts, for a grand total of £437 (or £421 if you go without the wireless-N card, opting for the £9 wireless-G card), plus delivery, and a bottle of booze to bribe one of your techie friends / relatives / someone from the IT department at college/uni to put it together.

The machine should be powerful enough for anything you throw at it, short of new games (and if you want to change that, add a Radeon HD 4670 for £63, taking your build up to a nice round £500 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/150349), as well as being eco-friendly (read: cheap electricity bills), and quiet! Yay!

Note: I've only used eBuyer because they're my honest-to-goodness favourite retailer, and their delivery schedules are second-to-none. Feel free to pick and choose where you buy from, but remember delivery costs aren't included with some prices (eBuyer offer free delivery on a lot of stuff, so the overall weight in the basket could be tiny!). Still, it never hurts to shop around.



Of course, if this all seems a bit much for you, Novatech (Custom PC Magazine's Retailer of the Year) have a massive clearance range here - http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/clearance/K0 - scroll down till you hit your budget, then make your purchase. You'll be getting a good deal, but not as good as if you built a machine yourself, I'm afraid.

Still, best of luck, and whatever you decide to do, enjoy your new system. I'm sure Santa can work his magic with your bursary, and I hope I've been a little helpful. If there's anything else I can help out with, feel free to reply/PM.


Will xx

Eviledna

Bigger is best and for less money!!!

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ladychelle wrote: »

i wanted some opinions on the Eee top - any???

As already said it has an underpowered Atom processor, which is great in netbooks, but seems out of place in a bigger more expensive PC.

ladychelle

thanks for the advice guys, you've been really helpful