$399AUD Netbook sale on again
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From: L.A.T. on 18 Nov 2009 17:40 "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:SaZMm.35917$de6.2849(a)newsfe21.iad... > L.A.T. wrote: >> "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message >> news:385Hm.51316$ze1.28239(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>> >>> "Don McKenzie" <5V(a)2.5A> wrote in message >>> news:7kv844F3bft78U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>> >>>> so many people took advantage of the $399 eee-pc-1000he netbook >>>> sale last time, I felt I better mention that it is on again. >>>> >>>> http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ >>>> >>> snip >>> >>> I bought another one. >> >>> >> Yesterday. I copied across data files in readiness to install >> software. I have installed avg, tidied up desktop shortcuts. >> I used Add/Remove programs to remove the MS Office 2007 trial >> software. Since then, booting, which was previously less than a >> minute now takes in excess of 4 minutes. > > I've done the same thing, removed Office 2007 (installed 2003) and > installed free AVG. > No problems, boots in one minute. > > Dave. > > -- > --------------------------------------------- > Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: > http://www.eevblog.com The four-minute boot, as it turned out, was merely a symptom. The machine hangs and the Windows sounds, annoying enough in their own right, are slow and gurgly. It is a dud and has gone back. The return arrangements were clear and prompt. COTD gave us a number to call at Asus, Asus arranged for DHL to call us and DHL emailed us a label to attach to the box with the dud eee. DHL arrived as promised to pick up the parcel. It all happened within 24 hours. Full marks so far.
From: L.A.T. on 24 Nov 2009 21:54 "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message news:_J_Mm.55794$ze1.45650(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:SaZMm.35917$de6.2849(a)newsfe21.iad... >> L.A.T. wrote: >>> "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message >>> news:385Hm.51316$ze1.28239(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>> >>>> "Don McKenzie" <5V(a)2.5A> wrote in message >>>> news:7kv844F3bft78U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>> >>>>> so many people took advantage of the $399 eee-pc-1000he netbook >>>>> sale last time, I felt I better mention that it is on again. >>>>> >>>>> http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ >>>>> >>>> snip >>>> >>>> I bought another one. >>> >>>> >>> Yesterday. I copied across data files in readiness to install >>> software. I have installed avg, tidied up desktop shortcuts. >>> I used Add/Remove programs to remove the MS Office 2007 trial >>> software. Since then, booting, which was previously less than a >>> minute now takes in excess of 4 minutes. >> >> I've done the same thing, removed Office 2007 (installed 2003) and >> installed free AVG. >> No problems, boots in one minute. >> >> Dave. >> >> -- >> --------------------------------------------- >> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: >> http://www.eevblog.com > The four-minute boot, as it turned out, was merely a symptom. The machine > hangs and the Windows sounds, annoying enough in their own right, are slow > and gurgly. It is a dud and has gone back. The return arrangements were > clear and prompt. COTD gave us a number to call at Asus, Asus arranged for > DHL to call us and DHL emailed us a label to attach to the box with the > dud eee. DHL arrived as promised to pick up the parcel. It all happened > within 24 hours. Full marks so far. Today, six days later, the eee arrived back by courier, without any documentation. It is the same machine (same serial number). It required initialisation, or whatever it is called, but now it runs OK, the sound is OK and with my software installed it takes 1 minute twenty seconds to boot. So far so good. If it is indeed fixed, their attitude and response has been exemplary.
From: L.A.T. on 27 Nov 2009 19:36 "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message news:T%0Pm.57346$ze1.15705(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message > news:_J_Mm.55794$ze1.45650(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> >> "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:SaZMm.35917$de6.2849(a)newsfe21.iad... >>> L.A.T. wrote: >>>> "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message >>>> news:385Hm.51316$ze1.28239(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>>> >>>>> "Don McKenzie" <5V(a)2.5A> wrote in message >>>>> news:7kv844F3bft78U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>> >>>>>> so many people took advantage of the $399 eee-pc-1000he netbook >>>>>> sale last time, I felt I better mention that it is on again. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ >>>>>> >>>>> snip >>>>> >>>>> I bought another one. >>>> >>>>> >>>> Yesterday. I copied across data files in readiness to install >>>> software. I have installed avg, tidied up desktop shortcuts. >>>> I used Add/Remove programs to remove the MS Office 2007 trial >>>> software. Since then, booting, which was previously less than a >>>> minute now takes in excess of 4 minutes. >>> >>> I've done the same thing, removed Office 2007 (installed 2003) and >>> installed free AVG. >>> No problems, boots in one minute. >>> >>> Dave. >>> >>> -- >>> --------------------------------------------- >>> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: >>> http://www.eevblog.com >> The four-minute boot, as it turned out, was merely a symptom. The machine >> hangs and the Windows sounds, annoying enough in their own right, are >> slow and gurgly. It is a dud and has gone back. The return arrangements >> were clear and prompt. COTD gave us a number to call at Asus, Asus >> arranged for DHL to call us and DHL emailed us a label to attach to the >> box with the dud eee. DHL arrived as promised to pick up the parcel. It >> all happened within 24 hours. Full marks so far. > Today, six days later, the eee arrived back by courier, without any > documentation. > It is the same machine (same serial number). > It required initialisation, or whatever it is called, but now it runs OK, > the sound is OK and with my software installed it takes 1 minute twenty > seconds to boot. > So far so good. If it is indeed fixed, their attitude and response has > been exemplary. Installed 32 Windows updates and I'm back to the four-minute boot, gurgly sound and the thing hanging after a few minutes. Back it goes, with a little less goodwill this time.
From: L.A.T. on 17 Dec 2009 22:24 "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message news:Gg_Pm.58186$ze1.54714(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... > > "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message > news:T%0Pm.57346$ze1.15705(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >> >> "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message >> news:_J_Mm.55794$ze1.45650(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>> >>> "David L. Jones" <altzone(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:SaZMm.35917$de6.2849(a)newsfe21.iad... >>>> L.A.T. wrote: >>>>> "L.A.T." <tt92(a)ispdr.net.au> wrote in message >>>>> news:385Hm.51316$ze1.28239(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au... >>>>>> >>>>>> "Don McKenzie" <5V(a)2.5A> wrote in message >>>>>> news:7kv844F3bft78U1(a)mid.individual.net... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> so many people took advantage of the $399 eee-pc-1000he netbook >>>>>>> sale last time, I felt I better mention that it is on again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/ >>>>>>> >>>>>> snip >>>>>> >>>>>> I bought another one. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Yesterday. I copied across data files in readiness to install >>>>> software. I have installed avg, tidied up desktop shortcuts. >>>>> I used Add/Remove programs to remove the MS Office 2007 trial >>>>> software. Since then, booting, which was previously less than a >>>>> minute now takes in excess of 4 minutes. >>>> >>>> I've done the same thing, removed Office 2007 (installed 2003) and >>>> installed free AVG. >>>> No problems, boots in one minute. >>>> >>>> Dave. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> --------------------------------------------- >>>> Check out my Electronics Engineering Video Blog & Podcast: >>>> http://www.eevblog.com >>> The four-minute boot, as it turned out, was merely a symptom. The >>> machine hangs and the Windows sounds, annoying enough in their own >>> right, are slow and gurgly. It is a dud and has gone back. The return >>> arrangements were clear and prompt. COTD gave us a number to call at >>> Asus, Asus arranged for DHL to call us and DHL emailed us a label to >>> attach to the box with the dud eee. DHL arrived as promised to pick up >>> the parcel. It all happened within 24 hours. Full marks so far. >> Today, six days later, the eee arrived back by courier, without any >> documentation. >> It is the same machine (same serial number). >> It required initialisation, or whatever it is called, but now it runs OK, >> the sound is OK and with my software installed it takes 1 minute twenty >> seconds to boot. >> So far so good. If it is indeed fixed, their attitude and response has >> been exemplary. > Installed 32 Windows updates and I'm back to the four-minute boot, gurgly > sound and the thing hanging after a few minutes. > Back it goes, with a little less goodwill this time. The eee has arrived back again. The paperwork with it is a carbon copy and hard to read but it seems they have replaced the motherboard. I have installed 32 Windows updates. So far so good. It runs as expected and boots in about eighty seconds. Next step to install AVG and remove unwanted software. I hope it keeps working. I want to like it.
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