$399AUD Netbook sale on again

Dsm, I just spent $459.00 on one.

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I bought another one. It needs me.

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.

Any assistance would be appreciated.

I've done the same thing, removed Office 2007 (installed 2003) and installed free AVG. No problems, boots in one minute.

Dave.

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

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.

Strange, I got Windows XP Pro on mine with all current updates, takes 51 sec from hitting power switch to Press Ctrl-Alt-Del screen. After I log in its another 30-40 sec until I can work but that depends on how much crap you load at startup. That's on batteries, haven't tried if mains power makes any difference. Tom

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.