An Asus Netbook is a laptop computer that’s designed be portable and easy to use. Asus was an early leader in netbooks.

Asus started with its Asus Eee PC netbooks. These original mini-laptops took the market by storm, and the EeePC met the growing demand for small, lightweight laptops that were portable and had better battery life than standard laptops.

You can get an Asus Netbook in one of 3 screen sizes. Choosing between an 8.9″, 10.1″ or 11.6″ screen for a larger viewing area. The earliest netbooks were often criticized about their screen size. An 11.6″ screen gives much better visibility to the screen, while maintaining the easy portability and compact size netbooks are known for. You can choose a 1024 x 600 resolution WSVGA resolution screen, or an HD WXGA 1366 x 768 resolution with an LED-backlit display.

All Asus Netbooks weigh less than 3 pounds. If you’ve ever carried around a full-size laptop, that wasn’t a very expensive featherweight model, you can appreciate a laptop that weighs less than 3 pounds! You also have a variety of battery sizes, which affect battery life and weight. Models with a 3-cell battery cost less, but the 6-cell batteries increase run time dramatically, up over 10 hours.

Each Asus Netbook contains some type of Atom processor, a top processor from Intel that was made for small devices. Because of netbooks’ portability, people want to be able to use them at length on the go, and there’s not always a way to plug them in every couple of hours. The Atom CPU helps the battery last much longer, because it uses much less power than other types of processors. Intel’s popular Core 2 Duo processor uses almost 10 times more power than an Atom processor, making the Atom ideal for netbooks.

You can choose a less expensive Asus Netbook, or opt to pay a little more, by choosing different operating systems, screen sizes, disk drives and memory. Windows operating systems installed cost a little more than a Linux operating system, for instance. Windows 7 is coming out for netbooks this month. You can choose hard drives ranging from about 16 Gig to 250 Gig, both HD and SSD, with more storage commanding higher prices. Choose between 1GB and 2GB of memory–keeping in mind that more memory is always better, as it speeds operations.

You can choose from a variety of colors to suit your taste, and then enjoy using your Asus Netbook on the go, with its built-in Wi-Fi, web browsing, webcam and software like media players and picture viewers. These compact netbooks let you compute on the go without lugging around a heavy laptop or paying thousands of dollars for a light model.

Eric Richardson is an avid writer and user of the latest netbooks. He is the writes for the Best Netbook Store, a leading ASUS Netbook online retailer.

Asus FAQ:

Question: How do I turn on the associated helper on my linux asus computer?
I have an Eee PC from Asus and I need to update my firefox, but it keeps saying I need to turn on my ‘associated helper’. I honestly don’t even know what that is.

Answer: Google cannot find anything associated with the eeepc and the associated helper.
As a guess I would suggest that you go to the linux website and try the first tip they suggest “opening repositories and installing software”. This should enable you to install software like updating firefox.

Question: Has anyone who purchased an Asus computer received conformation for their windows 7 free upgrade yet?
I’ve been waiting for almost 3 months and still haven’t received any confirmation for my order. Has anyone else who bought an Asus have their order validated yet?

Answer: They’re shipping. This is an upgraded (well, okay, I had to do a full install, the upgrade had problems) CM5570. If you haven’t even gotten confirmation yet, I’d fill out another form on the site and email another copy of the receipt.

Question: Where can I order drivers support for Asus P5Q PRO TURBO Motherboard?
When I purchased the motherboard it already comes with a support DVD, but it’s only for Windows XP and Vista. I want the latest drivers for Windows 7 for my motherboard. Is there a way I can order it? In Asus website there are drivers that are available for download for Windows 7, but it’s too difficult finding the right one and what version should I download.

Answer: Check out Amazon or eBay.

Question: What kinda case should I buy a for Asus M4A79XTD motherboard?
Bought a new AMD Phenom 965 (140W) and an Asus M4A79XTD motherboard. You think mid tower will do the job, or I have to buy a full tower?

Answer: A mid tower would be the best unless you are planning on making a mean machine than full tower would be necessary. I suggest something like the antec 900 or you can experiment with the new antec 600.

Question: Why did my Asus G71GX Laptop not come with a recovery disc?
I bought a Asus G71GX from Best Buy in September but I just thought of it now, it never came with a recovery disc. Does any one know why? I also had to return the first Asus lap top I bought because of hardware malfunctions but it also did not have a recovery disc.

Answer: Most computers no longer come with recovery software. Usually you can create your own recovery discs however. Most newer computers come with that as an option. Google you computer model with “create recovery discs” and I bet you will find instructions on how to go about it.

Question: Could you help me to export photos from ASUS LifeFrame to other part of my computer?
I took photos using ASUS LifeFrame but I don’t know how to export them for instance to desktop.

Answer: Go to C:\Program Files\Asus\LifeFrame2\LifeFrame and you’ll find the images in there. Your installation directory might be different, but you get the drift.

Question: Roughly how long does it take Asus to repair Laptops?
I just sent of my laptop, Ireland to the UK center, and I was just wondering does anybody have any experience with this and how long would it usually take for Asus to send my Laptop back out?

Answer: If the parts needed are available, its about 1 week the earliest and 2 weeks the most. If no parts available, it would all depend on when the parts will be available. Most, if not all, service centers do not repair parts they replace parts.

Question: Asus laptop volume function keys with windows 7 not working?
I recently reformatted my laptop with windows 7 (32 bit if it makes any difference) and all the function keys seem to work except the volume function keys. Any idea how I can fix this?

Answer: You need to install the hotkey drivers. Head over to asus.com and see if you can find them for your laptop.