# Anyone got an Asus Eee yet?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [December 8, 2007, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-asus-eee-yet/429283 "2007-12-08T14:57:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-asus-eee-yet/429283/21 "2007-12-13T09:58:32Z")

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[QUOTE=XaMcQ]  
Does anyone know whether the Asus Eee is compatible with a Mac? I’ve been considering computerizing all my client information instead of carrying it around in a briefcase. I was thinking of getting a Palm PC but wasn’t too thrilled about having to input lots of info via stylus when interviewing new clients. I didn’t want to buy a full price laptop because they are so pricey, and I only need it for documents. My main requirements are that it be compatible with my Mac so I can do data backups, and that I can lock programs for security.  
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Depends upon what you mean by compatible. Will it run OSX? No. Will it run Linux which is very similar to OSX? Yes. Will it run Windows? It can. [Asus page for the EEE.](http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?modelmenu=1&model=1907&l1=24&l2=0&l3=0&l4=0)

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**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-asus-eee-yet/429283/22 "2007-12-13T15:40:02Z")

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As I posted [here,](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=444445) I’m looking for something to run my PowerPoint, and perhaps to take some notes on, at conferences and in other situations where I don’t need the power (or size) of my laptop. Comments in that thread might be useful.

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-got-an-asus-eee-yet/429283/23 "2007-12-13T15:54:31Z")

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[QUOTE=Trunk]  
Do people have a lot of days where the laptop is just too big, but they’d really like to be able to run just a couple applications.  
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I think so. I would have made good use of it in college and graduate school, I think - it’s light enough to carry around campus, and it can run a basic word processor.

I’d be more interested in it if it had a much longer battery life, even at the expense of an even slower processor. I used to have an HP Jornada 820 handheld computer (Windows CE) and wrote most of my Masters thesis on it. It claimed a _10-hour_ battery life - about 8 hours with my typical use. I also used it frequently for taking notes in meetings; I could sit in an all-day meeting and not have to fight over a power outlet. The Eee has a battery life of only 2.75 hours, which is worse than my laptop.

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