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eamonn
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:11 pm |
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This bit of kit looks really useful, a very small, solid state, linux based, cheap laptop. Anyone got one/played with one ?
http://eeepc.asus.com/en/ |
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Scam Patroller
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Joined: 08 Jul 2004
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Location: UK
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 6:14 pm |
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Eamonn, there are some product reviews here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/asus-eee-pc-4g/4505-3121_7-32466960.html
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cnet editors' rating 7.5/10 Very good How we rate products >>
average user rating from 27 users 7.2/10 Very good Read user opinions >>
Product summary
The good: Small, light, and inexpensive; solid-state hard drive is fast and efficient; well-thought-out preinstalled software package.
The bad: Cramped keyboard; very little hard drive space; low screen resolution.
The bottom line: For less than $400, the Asus Eee PC 4G offers an impressive package for portable Web surfing and basic productivity, as long as you keep expectations tempered. The incredibly approachable price outweighs any shortcomings; it's a near perfect choice for a highly portable second or backup laptop. |
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Stoker Thompson
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007
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Sun Nov 25, 2007 9:38 pm |
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Lots of reasons I'd like one!
However I just got a $450.00 gateway laptop from Tiger Direct With a dual core and 14.1 display. The installed Vista OS lasted a couple of hours. Just long enough to confirm my opinions. 80% ram usage and 30% CPU usage at idle.
Currently sporting a Fedora 8 install.
I'd probably be more inclined to buy one if they had gone for an embedded linux distro and set it up to be an instant on type of sub-notebook. |
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D11
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Joined: 02 Jul 2006
Posts: 1702
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:04 am |
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Buy one get 4 free
Link is to a news story not a product its not an offer to buy 1 get 4 free its a news story about a mistake in delivery.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/02/five_eee_pcs/
Seems the distributer in that case made a mistake, and it looks like it wasnt an isolated mistake. |
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wokabo
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:24 pm |
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looks a bit like the Sony Vaio PCG-4C1 I've got here on my desk. Price looks a bit different though ( x 6 ) |
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windypops
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Location: Planet X
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Mon Nov 26, 2007 5:05 pm |
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digital-one wrote: |
Buy one get 4 free Seems the distributer in that case made a mistake, and it looks like it wasnt an isolated mistake. |
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Soon after receiving his package, StampedingChipmunk also received a request for the four surplus sub-sub-notebooks to be sent back. |
They do an 8gig model, but that won't take too long to fill up.
http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/en/index.htm |
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