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ASUS Eee Top 15.6-Inch Touchscreen PC - Black
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| Price: | $499.99 |
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Product Description
Touch Screen PC - Made Easy The ASUS Eee Top is a touch screen PC that makes learning, work and play easier than ever before, for users of all ages. With a simple touch or a swipe, you can surf the Web, video chat with friends and family, enjoy multimedia entertainment, and much more. 5 reasons to buy an Eee Top all-in-one PC 1. Slim and stylish design 2. Easy-to-use TOUCH functionality Easy Mode (Touch-friendly interface with large icons) - 4 tabs: Communication, Fun, Work and Tools Opera Touch (Touch-friendly web browser) - Grab, drag and scroll through webpages easily with your finger; access sites quickly with webpage speed-dialing; built-in RSS news feeds SoftStylus (Virtual Keyboard) - Handwriting recognition software; easy-to-use virtual keyboard; supports multiple languages 3. Perfect for multimedia enjoyment Eee Cinema (Integrated and interactive media center)- Excellent ease of use with comprehensive format compatibility; Robust media library management SRS (Premium sound and excellent manageability) - 4W embedded stereo Hi-Fi speakers; SRS premium sound system + Circle sourround headphones 4. Ideal for interactive communication Eee Cam (Fun Communication) - Doodle pictures and add fun effects; Express your emotions on Skype, MSN, ahoo and AIM with custom emotions Eee Memo (Quick and Convenient Desktop Notes) - Leave notes quickly by scribbling onto desktop 'stickies' with your finger 5. Can be used anywhere in your home Keyboard and Mouse included
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #583 in Personal Computers
- Color: Black
- Brand: Asus
- Model: ETP1602-BK-X0045
- Dimensions: 1.67" h x 13.37" w x 16.04" l, 9.50 pounds
- CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz
- Memory: 2000MB SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 1GB
- Processors: 1
Features
- 1.6 GHz Intel Atom N270 + 945 GSE Processor
- 1 GB DDR2 Memory
- 160 GB Hard Drive
- Genuine Microsoft Windows XP
- 15.6-inch 16:9 Wide Format Touch Screen
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
You have the magic touch with ASUS Eee Top
The ASUS Eee Top is a touch screen PC that makes learning, work, and play easier than ever before, for users of all ages. With a simple touch or a swipe, you can surf the Web, video chat with friends and family, enjoy multimedia entertainment, and much more. The Eee Top is stylish and quiet, so it's ideal for use anywhere in the home - keeping you "in touch" with your digital world.
Key Features
- Slim, stylish, and compact touch PC with built-in high-speed Wireless B/G/N Internet connectivity
- Easy-to-use touch functionality with exclusive touch-optimized software
- Perfect for multimedia enjoyment with Eee Cinema and built-in SRS Hi-Fi speakers
- Ideal for interactive communication with Eee Memo and Eee Cam
- Can be used anywhere in your home such as kitchens, living rooms, and bedrooms
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Slim & Stylish Compact Touch PC with Built-in High-Speed Wireless N Internet Connectivity
 | The Eee Top designed by ASUS is a slim and stylish touch-screen computer with high-speed Wireless N Internet connectivity so you can easily access the Web. Its small footprint and built-in handle lets you move it easily around the house to wherever you want. In the kitchen: Access online recipes or watch video clips as you cook. Use Eee Memo to jot down a shopping list or leave a note with a stylus or your finger. Video chat with friends and family over the Internet - it's communication made easy. In the living room: Ideal for parents and kids to share an online experience In the bedroom: Eee Cinema puts digital movies, music, and more at your fingertips. Enjoy multimedia on a flawless display with crystal clear audio. |
Easy-to-Use Touch Functionality
 | Eee Top is designed to be finger friendly and can be used without attaching the included keyboard and mouse. With ASUS exclusive touch-optimized software in the Easy Mode, you can easily communicate, access the Internet, entertainment, and other useful tools that are included. Easy Mode is so intuitive that no manual is required for first-time users. Also included are Opera Touch and SoftStylus for you to surf and type easily with your finger or the included stylus. |
Perfect for Multimedia Enjoyment
 | Integrated and interactive media center software called Eee Cinema provides easy media library management and playback for various formats of multimedia. Eee Top also features SRS premium sound. When used with embedded stereo Hi-Fi speakers or surround sound headphones, you can take take your multimedia experience to the next level. |
Ideal for Interactive Communication
 | Exclusive touch-optimized applications such as Eee Memo and Eee Cam combined with 1.3M Pixels webcam and background noise-cancelling microphones allow for easy and clear communication with family and friends. Built-in wireless B/G/N networking allows you to access Internet, your network, and Skype wirelessly. Eee Memo: Makes it easy for family members to exchange personal messages, by using your finger to leave memos on the screen. Leave a grocery list or a reminder to do laundry, Eee Memo makes it easy to stay in touch with your family. Eee Cam: Fun and easy-to-use software that allows you to add a personal touch to your webcam pictures or videos for interactive communication. Add in special effects to your personalized e-card or Skype video conversation to bring your loved ones closer to you. |
Easy to be Green
 | Eee Top uses only 25W of power in performance mode or 18W in power-saving mode - only 15% of the power consumed compared to a traditional PC. Get a 10% power boost or up to 40% power savings as you needed with Eee Top's ASUS-exclusive Super Hybrid Engine. Eee Top also runs near silent at only 26db, making it ideal to be used in bedrooms or study rooms where silence is sometimes required. |
It's Better with Windows
 | Eee Top comes pre-loaded with Microsoft Windows XP Home. Here are some reasons why Eee Top's are better with Windows: Trusted: Windows Delivers a dependable experience that Microsoft and a worldwide community of partners stand behind. Familiar: Windows is easy to use and be familiar with so you can be up and running right away. Compatible: You can be confident that your devices and applications will work with Windows – more than any other platform. Visit www.ItsBetterwithWindows.com to see why. |
Warranty
Flawless Display Guarantee and 1 Year Warranty from ASUS
All Eee Tops come with ASUS’ Zero Bright Dot Guarantee and 1 year of Eee Top warranty. If the purchaser discovers one defective bright dot within 30 days of purchase, ASUS will replace the panel without cost to the purchaser.What's in the Box
The Eee PC packaging comes with an ASUS Eee Top, AC adapter, wired mouse, wired keyboard, stylus (stored in keyboard), manual kit, quick start guide, LCD cleaning cloth, warranty information card, XP recovery DVD, XP support DVD, and XP software DVD (for recovery purpose). It's backed by a 1-year warranty on parts and labor.Specifications
- All specifications are subject to change without notice. Please check with your supplier for exact offers on selected models. Products may not be available in all markets.
- Operation lifetime subject to product model, normal usage conditions and configurations.
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Customer Reviews
The ASUS eee Top
I just received my ASUS eee top. I have read the reviews of the ASUS eee line over the past year with some amusement as most of the reviewers miss the point of a device like the eee line. I have an eee netbook, two eee boxes and now an eee top. If you are judging these device in some kind of CPU horsepower contest than you are missing out. These devices do some things extremely well and with their low power consumption they do it in environmentally friendly ways. I use an eee box as a poor womens server. I connect my external hard drives to it, share them on the network and I have four terabytes of data ready whenever I want it. I have a hardwired gigabit network in my house and wireless N for portable devices. I use another eee box as a media player for an LCD television. Sure they are not stars at H-Def but they are killer at DiVx compressed videos or movies downloaded with BitTorrent. My new eee Top is proudly sitting on my kitchen counter connected over the network to my mp3 library and flawlessly streaming to my stereo wirelessly with an apple airport express. I loaded iTunes onto the eee top and it effortlessly detected the airport express and connected with little intervention. I tested it last night by playing music across the WiFi network to the airport express, while watching a movie with VLC being streamed across the network and surfing the web all at the same time. The CPU utilization never went over 79% That places it in the powerful enough for most uses category. Put that together with the nice looks, the touchpad and the low price and this is one fine mom-puter as this mother testifies. My eee netbook is the 1000HE in blue and gives up to 9.5 hours of use time. I seldom need anything like that much time but it is nice to have a netbook that works that well and not have to worry about the power running out during the day. It has proven to be a life changer for my times on the road.
In short, I now have four ASUS devices and I plan on buying one or two more for specific device applications. I have been able to retire several older power sucking beast and lower my electric bill and these devices are so low power and so quiet I can leave them on all the time and not be concerned. I would recommend that you give the eee top a try if you want to listen to music, watch cooking videos, or surf the web in your kitchen. It works well, looks great and is whisper quiet.
These are not real time 3D game machines, but lets face it not everyone is driven by testosterone and what these devices do, they do real well.
Brought from Thailand in early Feb. Love it
I bought mine the day they went on sale in Thailand and love it. I use it to display my mp3 collection on WiMP and for playing media files. It can be kept out of sight in the sitting room and brought out to show vacation photos/ videos. I like the: low power draw, portability, quick startup, ease of use (rarely use the keyboard), plenty of usb ports, SD card slot. I haven't noticed a fingerprint problem but then again, I don't eat and compute at the same time. I could do without the glowing, blue base light. If you wait, the price will drop; I paid $580 US after VAT refund in Bangkok.
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Slick, sexy all-in-one PC
I bought one of these to serve as a sign-up computer for the non-profit that I work for. We wanted a computer that was wall mountable, touch screen, and sleek. The ASUS Eee all-in-one met all our requirements, and as a bonus had built in N-band wireless. We've been using this Eee for two weeks and I have virtually no complaints. I have the piano black model, and it's very nicely made, and reminds me in design quite a bit to Samasung's 'touch of color' monitors.
The computer comes preloaded with XP service pack 3, which is stable and fast and uses the computers somewhat limited resources sparingly. (The atom 1.6ghz processor and 1gb of ram don't make this computer suitable for gaming or HD video, so if you plan to do either, this is NOT a good option for you). I had it up and running with no fuss in about 30 minutes.
The computer also comes pre-loaded with Set Point, a touch screen program that includes a touch keypad that works well enough. My only complaint is that it can't be 'locked' so that it doesn't close down. For the application that I'm using it for, it's pretty common that someone shuts it down and can't figure out how to get it back up. This won't be an issue for anyone that is using the computer at home.
PROS:
1) Bright, high quality screen. The resolution of 1366×768 is fine for most applications, but as I said earlier, it's not ideal for HD video formats. However, it can stream DVDs and other smaller sized video just fine, and the picture is quite good for a touch screen (or any LCD for that matter).
2) Touch screen works well. I was able to do almost everything you need a mouse and keyboard for with only a few exceptions. You can surf the net, type, open programs, sort through the Start menu, etc, all very easily. Where the screen is less useful is in selecting small portions of files to move them, or accessing a right-click function. You can set the screen to recognize certain things as a right-click, but it's a lot more cumbersome than a mouse. For a non-techy, this won't really be an issue.
3) The design is slick, sexy, and very visually appealing. Enough so that I'm considering getting one of these for my kitchen to serve as a TV and secondary work station. The fact that they're easily wall mounted and have show no wires once hung properly makes this a very attractive option! I love the way these guys look; compared to their first gen Eee netbook cousins, they're so sleek and awesome looking that if you buy the white one, don't be surprised if someone asks you if it's an Apple!
4) The internal hardware is quite adequate for everything that a netbook will do. I wouldn't think of this computer as a true desktop replacement; its hardware isn't quite up to some processor hungry applications. However, for using as a web portal, it's perfect.
Cons:
1) The provided mouse and keyboard, while slick and matching the computer perfectly, are not very well made and have very short cables. They're almost silly short, probably no more than 30 inches or so. This is an issue if you like to put the keyboard in your lap or sit farther than a foot from the screen. I recommend getting a nice wireless keyboard and mouse, especially if you want to take advantage of the wall mounting option.
2) The speakers are low quality. Sound is not great, and there's no way around it except getting an external 2.1 set up. I didn't expect the computer to have amazing speakers, but these will NOT work for watching movies if you care at all about audio levels.
3) There is no CD/DVD drive. This means you have to load programs either over the wireless or through a USB drive. You could also potentially buy an external drive, but this is a minor hurdle in my opinion, especially if you have more than one computer and a USB drive.
Conclusions:
For the price this is a fantastic little touch screen computer. It's very nicely designed, wall mountable, is up to date with N-band wireless, and runs XP
*****UPDATE 10-10-2009*****
I was so pleased with this computer in the application of a sign-in/sign-up kiosk that I ended up buying 3 more of them for our church. They work exceptionally well and I am more than pleased with them. We're now running 4 of them in our welcome center and all work flawlessly.
