Samsung N140-14B 10.1-Inch Sapphire Blue Netbook - Up to 7.5 Hours of Battery Life (Windows 7 Starter)
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ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-VU1X-BK 10.1-Inch Black Netbook - 8.5 Hour Battery Life Reviewed by 19YCopy5 (CPR/MECKeag)
Satisfied Rating (8/10)
Great inexpensive little notebook! Love it.
One little shortcoming that some buyers may not think is so little however, and which ASUS has apparently not taken yet taken responsibility for, is a wireless access problem.
My 1005 HA (white), just received from Amazon and running Windows XP, will access unencrypted/unlocked (no password required) public hotspots and private no-password-required sites just fine. However, it utterly refused to access my own password protected router (Linksys WRT54G2) no mater what I did, proclaiming “unable to find a certificate to log you onto the network.” It wouldn’t even pop up a place where I could enter my router/network password.
I quickly discovered that I was not the only one dealing with the problem. On one ASUS forum, a techie cried that after 20 hours of trying to figure it out he was ready to throw the ASUS out his 10th floor office window. Maybe because I am not a techie and don’t know what I’m not supposed to know, I figured out a solution after only some eight hours. If you have need you might try the following:
Click on (or double-click, if that’s what your XP is set for): Control Panel; Network Connections; (right-click) Wireless Network Connection; Properties; Advanced Properties; Network Address and at right ENTER YOUR ROUTER’S ADDRESS; click on Save or Save Changes at bottom of same page. That’s it. When you boot the ASUS within range of your router the ASUS will lock onto the router. The menu screen will still claim it can’t find the certificate but click on your favorite browser and it will be there (or go to the Control Panel, and Wireless Network Connection and pick whatever hotspot you want to access on the road per normal). Now mine works fine.
Where do you find your router’s address? You may have to Google the question, or contact the router’s mfgr. And while I love this model (I had a Eee PC 2G Surf before this), I did add an optical mouse, not yet received (Amazon sells an inexpensive ASUS optical mouse) as the touch-pad can be an unnecessary frustration.
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| Review by Jeremy Epstein (Fairfax, VA United States) 2010-06-20 I bought this to replace an Eee I bought a year ago that was so terribly slow as to be unusable. There is a box of relatively rapid, with a keyboard pretty good, too small to touch-type. Wireless connects quickly, which is always a plus. The only thing that drives me crazy (which is not the fault of Samsung) is the victory... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by A. Smith (Philly, PA) 2010-06-05 All netbooks have essentially the same courage if you're trying to figure out who's the best I recommend the N150. I had a EEA shell before, but had to return due to some technical problems. Then Consumer Reports came out with a review of netbooks, and N150 was one of the best classified. The keyboard is arranged like a normal Siz... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by S. Park (Austin, TX USA) 2010-05-10 I got my pink netbook for over a month. I am very happy! I am particularly pleased with its function as an external monitor. I added on two different monitors and an HDTV, all with great success. When you connect through the VGA port, a small window that lets you choose what you want done, and that resolution. NA... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by Budding Buddhist (USA) 2010-05-03 I bought a N150 after reports of consumers gave high marks. A week later I received, would not return to Windows after upgrading Windows 7 starter. I left the service, factory settings, which replaced the hard drive. When he returned, the touchpad did not work, so I put back into service. After receiving the service a second time, the touch pad... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by G. Kapoor (USA) 2010-07-06 This is a great book for all your network needs. Upgrading to 2GB of RAM, remove all the bloatware and Fly! You have a great car on the road. I installed the Microsoft critical security. The battery is good enough (~ 4-5 hours). I took it for about $ 279, which is a great price for this netbook. I recommend this. One of the best Netbook... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by George Varghese (Chicago, IL United States) 2010-06-04 I bought this netbook more than other brands for a reason, not matte screen glossy. It 'really hard to find a non-glossy screen on laptops these days. The final polish makes a huge difference in readability. You can see how much difference does, check the photos I loaded into the photo section of the customer. It shows sam... Read more reviews | ||
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| Review by J. Ji (Springfield, VA) 2010-06-28 This netbook is by far the biggest out there in terms of style and functionality. It 'very nice / stylish netbook beautiful inside and out. The keyboard is much easier to write other netbooks, as this provides more Samsung Netbook keyboard, matches almost notebook size. The finish on this netbook is very high qualification... Read more reviews | ||
