Comments on: Celeron-powered Eee Box coming soon from Asus http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/02/celeron-powered-eee-box-coming-soon-from-asus/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 30 Nov 2009 18:45:37 -0500 hourly 1 By: Johnny http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/12/02/celeron-powered-eee-box-coming-soon-from-asus/comment-page-1/#comment-963117 Johnny Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=56538#comment-963117 Underpowered? Yes and no. It depends on what you are using it for. For around $250 with OS these Celeron based Eee Box's will finally be able to play HD quality video and run emulation software for a variety of gaming systems. At just around 2.5 lbs with low energy consumption and virtually no noise, these units are quite a deal. I mounted it on back of my Plasma and with wireless mouse and keyboard I am surfing the web and playing games + watching movies from my couch. Optical drive? Don't need it. It has several memory card slots on board for inserting digital photos from a digicam. The wireless N on board also allows me to transfer files to my Plasma screen from any computer. Don't knock it until you try it. I think these nettops are amazing for the price. Look for a sub $200 Eee Box by the end of 2009. Underpowered? Yes and no. It depends on what you are using it for. For around $250 with OS these Celeron based Eee Box’s will finally be able to play HD quality video and run emulation software for a variety of gaming systems. At just around 2.5 lbs with low energy consumption and virtually no noise, these units are quite a deal. I mounted it on back of my Plasma and with wireless mouse and keyboard I am surfing the web and playing games + watching movies from my couch. Optical drive? Don’t need it. It has several memory card slots on board for inserting digital photos from a digicam. The wireless N on board also allows me to transfer files to my Plasma screen from any computer.

Don’t knock it until you try it. I think these nettops are amazing for the price. Look for a sub $200 Eee Box by the end of 2009.

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