Good: Small size; low power consumption; quiet; great as a multimedia playback machine.
Bad: Cannot handle 1080p videos.
Bottomline: In use, the Asus Eee Box was actually a decent performer for casual computing tasks and multimedia playback, and actually looked good when placed next to other home theatre equipment. It’s rather a pity though that Asus did not put in a slightly b...
Bottomline: The EeeBox really does what it’s supposed to and very well. It’s a well priced machine that is compact, looks good and does general office work well, including email, MS Office and internet. You could watch some XVID movies and TV shows, but t...
Good: Very Inexpensive, Uses Very Little Power, Extremely Small
Bad: Lacks CD/DVD Drive, No FireWire Port
Bottomline: The ASUS Eee Box B202 brings the concept of an extremely low cost basic computer system to the desktop market. It delivers on this promise but also lacks many of the basic features one would expect from a desktop computer. It really is best suited for ...
Good: Compact, stylish design, Low power consumption, Good Wi-Fi performance, Quick boot
Bad: Weak multimedia performance, Slow hard drive, No optical drive
Bottomline: When ASUS released the original Eee PC back in October 2007, the lilliputian laptop surprised the tech industry by spawning its own product category, the mini-notebook. Now, nearly a dozen Eee PC notebooks later comes the Eee Box, a diminuitive desktop...
Bottomline: My time with the Eee Box was enjoyable, and the device is full of great ideas. Its the kind of thing Id recommend to less computer-literate family and friends, but the limitations of the Atom platform at present—specifically the underwhelming video...
Good: Tiny. Quiet. Energy-efficient. "Express Gate" pre-Windows quick-boot mode. Windows XP Home (compatibility, software). Mountable on VESA monitor. Multithreaded processor.
Bad: Smallish hard drive. No 3D performance worth speaking of. Low benchmark test numbers. Some apps may be incompatible. 1GB of memory. No CD or DVD drive. Its Windows, so youre vulnerable to Windows malware and viruses.
Bottomline: The ASUS Eee Box PC is just what its billed to be: a tiny PC that runs Windows XP and is good for Web surfing and simple tasks....
Good: Small design may have some aesthetic appeal; Draft-N wireless; pre-Windows ExpressGate lets you browse and do other basics seconds after turning on the power.
Bad: Terrible performance and features compared with standard budget desktops; cheap laptop will offer similar capability, space savings and portability.
Bottomline: Despite a few useful features, the ASUS Eee Box is a novelty at best. It cant come close to the same performance and robustness of even the most basic standard budget PC, and a low-end laptop can do everything it can do and more. The appeal of ASUS Eee PC...
Bottomline: In terms of its general performance profile, the Asus Eee Box delivered more than we expected for its size, power consumption and price tag. The machine provided a fluid experience in all but our full 1080p digital video playback test but held up to...
Bottomline: Synopsis: In some respects, when we think about what the capabilities of a $349 desktop system should be like, we cant help but be impressed what Asus has achieved and the overall value of the Eee Box. Whats more impressive though is the Eee Box...
Good: Incredibly small size; low power usage, noise levels; Express Gate software lets you quick-boot into Linux for basic tasks
Bad: Poor overall performance
Bottomline: Asus Eee Box price is as small as the desktop itself—if you dont mind comparably puny performance, it could suffice as a secondary home system. ...
Good: Small design may have some aesthetic appeal; Draft N wireless; pre-Windows ExpressGate lets you browse and do other basics seconds after turning on the power.
Bad: Terrible performance and features compared with standard budget desktops; cheap laptop will offer similar capability, space savings, and portability.
Bottomline: Despite a few useful features, the Asus Eee Box is a novelty at best. It cant come close to the same performance and robustness of even the most basic standard budget PC, and a low-end laptop can do everything it can do and more. The appeal of Asus E...
Abstract: With the plethora of netbooks arriving at our labs lately, its nice to see a change in scenery with the ASUS Eee Box B202, a nettop from the makers of the popular Eee PC series. As you may have guessed, nettops are the non-mobile equivalent of the net...
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