Hifihedgehog
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I am getting Asus EEE 900HA netbook for Christmas, but 'cause I am going on vacation for Christmas, I got to set it up early...
After I copied some music over, I tested some things, including the headphone output. Boy, does this thing sound good. Better than anything by Creative (including my X-Fi sound card), Apple, Archos, or Microsoft. Better yet, it can drive any pair of headphones (My head bursts at 10% with HD555s!) much better than my X-Fi. If this is what a Cowon sounds like, I guess I don't need one now!
What about other features? 160 GB of Hard Disk Space; Wifi; Lan; 3 Usb 2.0 ports; it's a netbook (translation: micro laptop); XP; 5 hours battery life; only 2 pounds; low power (about 5 watts); BRIGHT, constasty screen (HAD to turn it down to 50% brightness).
It isn't a number-cruncher, but it sure gets the job done: I can play games such as:
Jedi Outcast (mid to high settings)
Jedi Academy (same as previous)
C&C Generals (lowest settings)
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Sonic Heroes (yes, Sega released a PC port a few years back)
Sonic Adventure DX (yes, to the above statement)
Hunting Unlimited
All Emulators (except PS2 and Dreamcast)
And basically anything with CPU requirements at or below 1 Ghz.
I can't wait to get this on Christmas and really use it!
After I copied some music over, I tested some things, including the headphone output. Boy, does this thing sound good. Better than anything by Creative (including my X-Fi sound card), Apple, Archos, or Microsoft. Better yet, it can drive any pair of headphones (My head bursts at 10% with HD555s!) much better than my X-Fi. If this is what a Cowon sounds like, I guess I don't need one now!
What about other features? 160 GB of Hard Disk Space; Wifi; Lan; 3 Usb 2.0 ports; it's a netbook (translation: micro laptop); XP; 5 hours battery life; only 2 pounds; low power (about 5 watts); BRIGHT, constasty screen (HAD to turn it down to 50% brightness).
It isn't a number-cruncher, but it sure gets the job done: I can play games such as:
Jedi Outcast (mid to high settings)
Jedi Academy (same as previous)
C&C Generals (lowest settings)
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
Sonic Heroes (yes, Sega released a PC port a few years back)
Sonic Adventure DX (yes, to the above statement)
Hunting Unlimited
All Emulators (except PS2 and Dreamcast)
And basically anything with CPU requirements at or below 1 Ghz.
I can't wait to get this on Christmas and really use it!