Paul,
Where can i get more information?
The product specifications don't mention USB or external slots.
They do say that it has Linux "compatible with Windows XP": is this 
possible?
It would seem to be aimed at students - "Learning" has lots of things 
for students - and it looks as though there was a good games section.
Some versions (the non-Surf ones) have a camera.
Has anyone got one? I might be tempted..
MaryH

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<[log in to unmask]>, Paul 
Bromley <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Depends what you need the space for. As I said in my initial post,
>anything like this in size and you pay a very hefty premium for it. It
>sounds as though the build is excellent, and all the reviewers are
>raving about it - yet to see a bad review.
>
>Apparently XP fits on this with 2 gig to spare. With the soon to come
>8gig version you would have 6 gig. You can add storage in the external
>slots, or a 2.5" drive via USB. Depends what you wnat it for - nice
>compact computer for e-mails, web-browsing, documents, presentation
>etc. Great to take with you on holidays, especially if you can get
>wifi access somewhere. I would be interested to try Portable EMIS on
>it.
>
>
>Best wishes
>
>Paul Bromley
>
>On 15/11/2007, Roger Gardiner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> there's one on ebay at the moment:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280172213041
>>
>>
>> but is 4Gb much use?
>>
>> Roger
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Bromley <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 2.45pm
>> Subject: Re: http://eeepc.asus.com/en/
>>
>>
>> £219.00 for the present version which is amazing if you compare it
>with
>> UMPCs or other ultraportbales (Sony - £1500.00 - albeit with
>conventional
>> Hard Disk) I understand that ASUS make the keyboard and
>cases for the Apple
>> laptops??
>
>Availability - difficult at the moment as they are selling
>> like
>hot-cakes - do a google or check the forums at eeeuser.com, but
>> nyou
>may have difficulty for the next couple of weeks. I was on the point
>of
>> ordering from ebuyer on Monday, but the only thing that stopped me
>is that
>> there is talk of a new version with 8gig storage at the end of
>the month.
>> Ebuyer had 10 black and 10 white on Monday, but they had
>gone by
>> Tuesday!
>
>Best wishes
>
>Paul Bromley
>
>On 15/11/2007, Roger Gardiner
>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> how much and where can you buy it?
>>
>>
>> Roger
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TIM WALTER
>> <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Thu, 15 Nov
>> 2007 12.10pm
>> Subject: Re: http://eeepc.asus.com/en/
>>
>>
>> I too am
>> interested, but would like to see it before going ahead, since
>> the
>actual
>> user interface/screen resolution needs to be OK etc. But
>>
>> very
>tempting...
>
>--
>Tim
>>
>> Walter
>http://www.falklandsurgery.co.uk
>FOIA disclaimers
>>
>> apply.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Bromley
>>
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 15 November 2007 11:57
>> To:
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: http://eeepc.asus.com/en/
>>
>> I am
>>
>> surprised that Adrian and others have not commented.
>> Seems an amazing
>> bit
>> of kit and it is top of my Christmas
>> list. Only 'put-off'
>> with it
>> at
>> the moment is the talk of an imminent 8G model
>> with 8G of storage, 1G
>> RAM
>> and 10" screen. The question is
>> should I wait or buy now (assuming
>> that
>> you can get one - saw
>> them rapidly go from e-buyer whilst
>> deciding!
>>
>>
>> And Adrian - I would be tempted to try a cut-down version
>> of
>> XP on it for
>> things that I cannot run on Linux. I do think
>> this
>> will have a major
>> impact on mobile computing.
>>
>> --
>> Best Wishes
>>
>>
>> Paul Bromley
>>
>>
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>
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