The eee

When I first got my Asus eee 900 last August, I loved it. I didn't write about all the problems I had with it in Uganda because I had enough trying to deal with them.

I'd bought it because I was going there, and all in all I'm glad I had it, but now it's just more trouble than it's worth.

What went wrong in Uganda;

• The wireless rarely worked
• The adapter stopped working
  
• When I replaced it the power didn't last long
• It didn't have all the programs it was supposed to
• The sound tended to stop working until I rebooted
• Getting keys (especially the space bar) to register was hard

And since I've been back;

• The left touchpad button sometimes stops working
• The right touchpad button doesn't work at all (you don't realize how much you use it until it's gone)
  
• Lifting they keyboard to check touchpad cable doesn't work
  
• When it's charging it sends out a painful, high pitched sound
• Installing certain programs such as Wine does not work

A great mix of software and hardware issues there...

I'll have to return it and I will as soon as papers and exams are over. I should probably start looking for a new laptop too - the eee was never meant as a full time kinda thing.

My advice to you?
Don't ever get an Asus eee!