If you have a Asus EEE PC and wish it had a touchscreen you are in luck! For about $50 you can install one.
"what your going to need.
7" USB Plug-n-Play Touch Screen Digitizer for Asus Eee PC 701 UMPC Laptops $37.50usd
Super Mini Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter Dongle $4.50usd
Super Mini Retractable Metal Stylus with Strap$1.95usd
World Smallest Transflash TF / MicroSD USB 2.0 Card Reader Keychain$2.28usd
total: $46.24*
*all prices include wold shipping, and in USD
double sided tape ( to hold the circuit board to the motherboard of the EEE) ~$2aud ( coles / safeway)
duck/duct tape to hold wires and screen in place ~ $5aud ( coles/ safeway)
oh and you will need a ASUS EEE 701, ( i have seen these go on ebay for as low as $90AUD)
windows xp ( had it left over from a pc i started, but you can be creative how you get it) free to ~$150"
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Erm. Your title, “Ausu EEE PC Touchscreen Install”, should probably ready “ASUS”. 😉
Merry Christmas!
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Thanks for the spelling catch. 🙂
Merry Christmas to you also!
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Hi
For Asus Eee PC 901 owners, I habe just published a similar guide at http://www.justblair.co.uk/asus-eee-pc-901-touch-screen.html
Nice to see I am not the only one into this stuff!
Justblair
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Wow, this is neat, and can use one out in the field. But what if I don’t have the same brand of laptop?