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ASUS' name is synonymous with netbook laptops, thanks to its success with the Eee PC. ASUS brings that experience and success to the desktop space with the Eee Top ET2002 ($599 list). The ET2002 is a 20-inch widescreen all-in-one nettop PC with a dual core Atom processor, Nvidia ION graphics, and 802.11 b/g/n WiFi—all at an attractive price. It isn't quite as inexpensive nor as full featured as rivals; however, the Eee Top...

  Sascha, I agree with you regarding what is driving the market. I also think the younger demographics who purchase smartphone have better hearing than baby boomers. Actually, call quality is not a problem for me, if I want to make or receive a call whereby I need excellent voice quality I use my reliable Motorola E815. I think other than the voice issue, smartphones are great. I use my smartphone daily and considering the Droid....

There996, I now know you're a voice quality expert because the Motorola E815 is one of the finest voice phones ever created. That phone was absolutely stellar. I bought two with my own money. Use it until it dies. If you do have to upgrade, though, there was a reason I was testing the BlackBerry Curve against the Droid; Verizon's Curve makes very good phone calls.

Verizon's antiquated CDMA network does not allow multi-tasking or simultaneous voice and data. Can't talk on the phone and check email (something the 'non-multitasking' iPhone does easily).

Great review, Sascha! Several comments though: An editing note, in the spec sheet, you list the processor clocked @600mhz, but the processor is underclocked to I believe 550, as you yourself said on PCMag Radio. You said that it has multi-touch on the keybaord, while the Engadget staff found absolutely NO multi-touch on the device, keyboard or otherwise. Is this just a defect in their phones? Last, you say the Droid's voice quality is...

Do you have any plans to carry out a review of Mobikey now that the product has been around for a while?

PJ, careful with unqualified comparisons.  For instance, I doubt that the GF1 is sharper than the D5000 or A230: what I do believe is that a 20mm prime lens (what the GF1 was wearing) is sharper than an 18-55mm kit lens (what the D5000 was wearing).  If you put a 20mm prime on the D5000 and a kit zoom on the GF1, the results would be reversed. Also, power-off-to-shot-time are very important for not missing that special...

Blah! Blah! blah! but wireless? What wireless? Was it tested on N? was it tested on G with an N router capable of G if it couldn't do N? We already have another brand of wireless AIO that has some sort of goofy G spec that only works with a G router. Speak up! Let's hear it for the winner!! 

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I am a systems integrator. I work with data, phone, TV and security systems everyday. I set up systems for colleges and hotels. I tried Vonage for our new office phone system. I could not get it to ring through consistently. Calls were not completed, some were dropped. For one week I had no phones at all. Customers would write e-mail or call my cell phone to ask if we were still in business. They would get messages saying that my number was...