From the “because we can” files, a Youtube user has uploaded a video showing Mac OS X running on an Asus Eee PC 701. The 701 was the first generation of Eee PC netbooks from Asus. The computers ...

Understanding the Context

Ah, Asus and its Eee brand. It all started off so well with the Eee 701, with its titchy 7" screen and lightweight, cheap-as-chips goodness. Then the second and third generations rolled in with ... Step aside, Foleo, there’s a new sheriff in town.

Key Insights

Asus’ Eee PC 701 (we know, the name sucks) is an ultraportable/UMPC hybrid designed especially for Web browsing. The tiny handheld weighs 1.9 pounds ... Hexus: ASUS Eee PC 701 Surf for £117.99, including VAT, at eXpansys Tech Digest: No solder hack for the Asus Eee PCs 700 & 701 GENERAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT - It still looks like Asus is only selling the Eee PC 1000 with SSD, with Linux. If someone wanted to use XP on it instead, would ... Gather round, chums.

Final Thoughts

We're the first people in the UK -- possibly even the world -- to have unfettered access to a final retail sample of the Asus Eee PC 900. To answer your questions: yes, the new ... Bored with making MacBooks for Steve Jobs, one day Asus decided to create its own stylish laptop and flog it on the cheap. The result was the Eee PC-- a Linux-based ultraportable notebook that wowed ... ZDNet: Asus to ship 60 percent of Eee PCs with Windows XP Asus has said that around 60 percent of its Eee PCs shipped this year will come with Windows XP pre-installed, according to reports. The Taiwanese manufacturer announced last week that it would be ...

If you didn’t get the new netbook you wanted for Christmas then listen up because all is far from lost. There’s a lot of Eee PC hacks out there but how about one that will turn an old 700 or 701 into ...