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Originally Posted by scveteran
If you want only a word processor, then get one. Most students use their computer for a lot more than that. I have 2 college students in my house right now. Also keep in mind that usually Asus costs a whole lot more than $400. They only have one Asus listed for price range, and it is really designed mainly for web surfing and word processing. It would choke on anything much harder than that. I bought for one student and had to return it.
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I am not sure where you are but the Asus is cheaper than $400 and I use it for a lot more than web surfing and word processing. It has an 8 hour plus battery life, I also use it for various music processing (I am a professional musician) and ebook preparation. As Asus expects to sell 20 million of these "useless" computers in 2011 I guess they are worrying all the way to the bank. Perhaps you tried one of the early low power units. A colleague bought a very expensive wide screen high power laptop when I bought mine - the battery only runs 3 hours and it is very temperamental to say the least. He feels ripped off and wishes he had bought my Asus.