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I've been looking for a small and portable laptop for basic use such as web browsing and document creation. I was looking at the Asus EeeBook X205TA for a while but now I have found it on sale for $135 USD! Should I buy it? What do you think about this laptop, or do you have another one to suggest? This is just an amazing deal in my opinion. Thanks.

 

https://www.asus.com/us/Notebooks/ASUS_EeeBook_X205TA/

My main computer:

i7 6700k || GTX 1070 || Asus Z170 RGB || C.M. Hyper 212 EVO || 16GB RAM || 256GB NVMe SSD || 500GB SATA SSD || 12TB total HDD || Define R5 Blackout || 850W PSU

More Details Below :) 

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CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k                             GPU:  EVGA GTX 1070 FTW                                  |  Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Aura
CPU Cooler: C.M. Hyper 212 EVO             RAM: 16GB Kingston Fury 4x4 DDR4 2400MHz         SSD:  Intel 256GB NVMe SSD & Plextor 500GB SATA SSD

Hard Drive:  WD 2TB Black, 2TB WD Blue, 8TB WD Red     Case:  Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition   PSU:  Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W

 

Additional Computer Parts: NZXT Hue for LEDs

Peripherals: Dell U2414H (x2) || Corsair Sabre RGB || Corsair K95 Platinum || Sennheiser 558's || Modmic

 

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Eeebooks i have a real bad experience with, i had one from asus. Back inthe days. 

The operating system was custom built could not install a other version of windows had to use the crappy one

they are slow and shitty in my opinion, if you want something easy to cary around i suggest a chromebook. unless youre gonna be doing something else that surfing the webs. 

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2 minutes ago, samuelisaksson said:

Eeebooks i have a real bad experience with, i had one from asus. Back inthe days. 

The operating system was custom built could not install a other version of windows had to use the crappy one

they are slow and shitty in my opinion, if you want something easy to cary around i suggest a chromebook. unless youre gonna be doing something else that surfing the webs. 

I watched some youtube reviews of this one, and it seemed quite responsive. I'm specifically looking for a windows laptop because of the wide application support. I also prefer MC Office to Google Drive.

My main computer:

i7 6700k || GTX 1070 || Asus Z170 RGB || C.M. Hyper 212 EVO || 16GB RAM || 256GB NVMe SSD || 500GB SATA SSD || 12TB total HDD || Define R5 Blackout || 850W PSU

More Details Below :) 

Spoiler

 

CPU: Intel Core i7 6700k                             GPU:  EVGA GTX 1070 FTW                                  |  Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming Aura
CPU Cooler: C.M. Hyper 212 EVO             RAM: 16GB Kingston Fury 4x4 DDR4 2400MHz         SSD:  Intel 256GB NVMe SSD & Plextor 500GB SATA SSD

Hard Drive:  WD 2TB Black, 2TB WD Blue, 8TB WD Red     Case:  Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout Edition   PSU:  Be Quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 850W

 

Additional Computer Parts: NZXT Hue for LEDs

Peripherals: Dell U2414H (x2) || Corsair Sabre RGB || Corsair K95 Platinum || Sennheiser 558's || Modmic

 

Pictures of setup:

 

 

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To me, Windows laptops at this price are shit. Plain and simple. If it were me, Id get a chrome book. This thing only has 2 Gigs of ram. My experience with Windows tells me not to have a minimum of 4 gigs. 32 Gigs of storage will not leave enough space for any applications. I think Windows 10 requires like 16 Gigs or more. Then you add up all the pre installed bull shit as well as MS Office. You will not have too much left. 

I just want to sit back and watch the world burn. 

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