As I work on computers as a profession, I thought I’d add some content based on issues that may not be commonly known that I come across on a daily basis. They’ll probably become quite old pretty quick but I thought it would be best to share with everyone so they don’t make the same mistake….

In regards to the Asus Eee PCs, there is an issue with the introduction of the new 900 series of the Eee. The newer Eee PCs require a 12v 3A adapter. The current ’slim’ Eee PC adapters on the market (90-OA00PW0100 and 90-OA00PW0000), which are sold as a seperate accessory, only provide 9.5v 2.5A which is not sufficient to run the 700 series of the Eee PC. Most people will have the units fail to detect that the unit is plugged into an electrical outlet. Some E-tailers are selling the 900s bundled with this adapter so it will be interesting to see how many people start complaining about this issue.

That said, information I have been provided with says that Asus is producing the new adapters with the correct power requirements and they will be available soon. Furthermore, these adapters are supposed to work with the 700 series as well. I’ll try to remember to post up if this is true that the new adapters work with the Eee 700s.