Eee PC warranty still intact - bit-tech.net Forums

Tim S · 10th Dec 2007, 12:56

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2007/12...still_intact/1

It seems everyone can't get enough of Asus' cheap little sub-laptop, and things have just got better as Asus will now honour warranty claims for home upgrades.

antiHero · 10th Dec 2007, 13:29

Very nice mod! I would run an extern 2,5" hdd instead as my soldering skills are far from enough for a mod like this

DXR_13KE · 10th Dec 2007, 14:28

what about changing the hard drive? and the battery?

antiHero · 10th Dec 2007, 14:33

The EEE doesnt have a harddrive as it uses flash chips soldered to the motherboard as storage.

airchie · 10th Dec 2007, 15:27

Totally sweet mod, I love it!
I want to do it now.

mrplow · 10th Dec 2007, 15:41

I don't really understand the desire for these things...

outlawaol · 10th Dec 2007, 18:15

I was thinking this thing was cheap (Sub $200). But for the $350-400 you might was well spend a bit more and get a real laptop, complete with 80gb HD, OS, 1gb of ram, and a bigger better WS monitor.

Case in point ---> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=7754611

specofdust · 10th Dec 2007, 18:23

****ing awesome

I'm gonna open up my wee precious right now. DXR - you'll be able to add a Mini-PCI-E based HDD, but it replaces the internal SSD aparently, so if you stick an 8GB one in then you lose the initial 4GB. A little annoying. In a year or two though if say 32 or 64GB mini-PCI-E based SSDs were cheap, it'd be a great upgrade. As for the RAM, that's getting done ASAP on mine.

capnPedro · 10th Dec 2007, 19:05

I was thinking of waiting till the price comes down, then picking up a black one, vacuum forming some clear acrylic, doing an etching, LEDs, an iPod HDD, internal Bluetooth. Possibly expand the battery capacity. Custom kernel and window manager etc. Really pimp one out. Like really ridiculously.

You know, because I can. And have an uber portable machine. Oh, and get mod of the month

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specofdust · 10th Dec 2007, 19:56

Quote:

an iPod HDD

You're very unlikely to find space for that in the current casing. The new 1.2" drives toshiba released though? They're a strong candidate for fitting in the physical space above the RAM. You can also do internal blootooth very easily. Battery capacity is harder, although people have started investigating the possibility of building their own cells. It won't be long before uprated cells are out there. Overclocking is fairly simple too, straight to 900Mhz. Further if you're lucky/crazy.

Ghys · 10th Dec 2007, 19:59

aren't you guys annoyed by the fact that the screen is not 'fullscreen' (black plastic borders)

or is it just me ?

capnPedro · 10th Dec 2007, 20:04

I've seen a Bluetooth dongle and flash drive added, so I know that's definitely possible. The plan was to vacuum form a new cover not only to give me a window, but a few extra mm for either the HDD, or a USB WiFi dongle (so I can put the HDD where the internal WiFi card is; next to the PCIe slot).

And I've swapped laptop battery cells out before - just buy higher capacity ones, and tweak the charger a little.

Overclocking? of course. I'm crazy!

antiHero · 10th Dec 2007, 21:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by specofdust

You're very unlikely to find space for that in the current casing. The new 1.2" drives toshiba released though? They're a strong candidate for fitting in the physical space above the RAM. You can also do internal blootooth very easily. Battery capacity is harder, although people have started investigating the possibility of building their own cells. It won't be long before uprated cells are out there. Overclocking is fairly simple too, straight to 900Mhz. Further if you're lucky/crazy.

Its been done! Cuts down on battery life hard but not impossible. Check it out here!

specofdust · 10th Dec 2007, 21:56

Wow, I can't believe I missed that. I browse those forums every day for new stuff on my little box of tricks

It's a fairly extreme mod, but damn that's cool. Of course, modding in the 1.8" SSD's that are just around the corner, in very large flavours, will be far far more interesting.

The_Beast · 10th Dec 2007, 22:41

sweet

great mod

chrisuk · 11th Dec 2007, 08:53

I've got one on order, for later this week. I think, for my commute in the morning, its a bit of a bargain really. Nice and hackable as well. The closest thing I've seen over here (uk) is the N810 which is about £100 more expensive. And well, here you are probably looking at a similar step up to a basic laptop (unlike the US) - plus, if I wanted to take a 15.4" laptop on my commute, I'd take the MBP.

10th Dec 2007, 12:56	#1
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10th Dec 2007, 13:29	#2
antiHero An Ugly Pineapple! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hellsinki Posts: 1,811	Very nice mod! I would run an extern 2,5" hdd instead as my soldering skills are far from enough for a mod like this __________________ Laptop: Acer Aspire One, 1.6GHz Atom, 1.5GB Ram, 30GB 1.8" HDD, Windows 7 Gaming Rig: Athlon 64 3000+ s754 @ 2.15GHz, 1,5 GB Ram, 800 GB Hdd, Radeon HD 2900 Pro 512 MB Linux Box: VIA Epia 550mHz, 512mb Ram, 200GB Hdd, Ubuntu Server 7.10 Project ~Sinus~ - Update 27.02.2007 Front Bay done! Mini Project "SuperUser" - Update 10.06.2008

10th Dec 2007, 14:28	#3
DXR_13KE Madeira's banana is the best!!! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Madeira ; Portugal Posts: 6,466	what about changing the hard drive? and the battery? __________________ *Renegade X - 0.40 Release!* <---- CLICK!

10th Dec 2007, 14:33	#4
antiHero An Ugly Pineapple! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hellsinki Posts: 1,811	The EEE doesnt have a harddrive as it uses flash chips soldered to the motherboard as storage. __________________ Laptop: Acer Aspire One, 1.6GHz Atom, 1.5GB Ram, 30GB 1.8" HDD, Windows 7 Gaming Rig: Athlon 64 3000+ s754 @ 2.15GHz, 1,5 GB Ram, 800 GB Hdd, Radeon HD 2900 Pro 512 MB Linux Box: VIA Epia 550mHz, 512mb Ram, 200GB Hdd, Ubuntu Server 7.10 Project ~Sinus~ - Update 27.02.2007 Front Bay done! Mini Project "SuperUser" - Update 10.06.2008

10th Dec 2007, 15:41	#6
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10th Dec 2007, 18:15	#7
outlawaol ▲Operational Hazard Sticker▲ Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Greenbay, WI Posts: 930	I was thinking this thing was cheap (Sub $200). But for the $350-400 you might was well spend a bit more and get a real laptop, complete with 80gb HD, OS, 1gb of ram, and a bigger better WS monitor. Case in point ---> http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=7754611 __________________ 40D\| 350D \| 24-105 f/4L \| 24-70 f/2.8 Sigma \| 50mm f/1.8 \| 75-300 f/4-5.6 Sigma \| 420ex Speedlight 365 Daily Photograph \| Smugmug

10th Dec 2007, 18:23	#8
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,609	****ing awesome I'm gonna open up my wee precious right now. DXR - you'll be able to add a Mini-PCI-E based HDD, but it replaces the internal SSD aparently, so if you stick an 8GB one in then you lose the initial 4GB. A little annoying. In a year or two though if say 32 or 64GB mini-PCI-E based SSDs were cheap, it'd be a great upgrade. As for the RAM, that's getting done ASAP on mine. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

10th Dec 2007, 19:05	#9
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,977	I was thinking of waiting till the price comes down, then picking up a black one, vacuum forming some clear acrylic, doing an etching, LEDs, an iPod HDD, internal Bluetooth. Possibly expand the battery capacity. Custom kernel and window manager etc. Really pimp one out. Like really ridiculously. You know, because I can. And have an uber portable machine. Oh, and get mod of the month . __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800

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10th Dec 2007, 20:04	#12
capnPedro Deaf forever to the battle's din Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North-East England Posts: 2,977	I've seen a Bluetooth dongle and flash drive added, so I know that's definitely possible. The plan was to vacuum form a new cover not only to give me a window, but a few extra mm for either the HDD, or a USB WiFi dongle (so I can put the HDD where the internal WiFi card is; next to the PCIe slot). And I've swapped laptop battery cells out before - just buy higher capacity ones, and tweak the charger a little. Overclocking? of course. I'm crazy! __________________ ASUS M4A785TD-M Evo \| AMD Phenom II x4 955 BE \| D-Tek FuZion 4GB Corsair XMMS3-10666 \| Corsair TX650 Point Of View 8800GTX \| EK FC-8800

10th Dec 2007, 21:56	#14
specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,609	Wow, I can't believe I missed that. I browse those forums every day for new stuff on my little box of tricks It's a fairly extreme mod, but damn that's cool. Of course, modding in the 1.8" SSD's that are just around the corner, in very large flavours, will be far far more interesting. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

10th Dec 2007, 22:41	#15
The_Beast I am The Stig Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,213	sweet great mod __________________ Rendering Machine - Gigabyte DS3L P35 - C2Q Q6600 - Antec New Solution Series NSK4480B - Corsair XMS2 2Gb - Sapphire 2600 XT 256mb - Seagate 'Cuda 320 GB - Antec Earthwatt 430 watt - Windows XP Pro -

11th Dec 2007, 08:53	#16
chrisuk Modder Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maidstone, Kent, UK Posts: 57	I've got one on order, for later this week. I think, for my commute in the morning, its a bit of a bargain really. Nice and hackable as well. The closest thing I've seen over here (uk) is the N810 which is about £100 more expensive. And well, here you are probably looking at a similar step up to a basic laptop (unlike the US) - plus, if I wanted to take a 15.4" laptop on my commute, I'd take the MBP.