If you do a Google on eeePC you will find many references. Try
eeeuser.com. It comes loaded with Linux, but if you have an XP licence
spare then you can load XP onto it.
Paul
On 15/11/2007, Mary Hawking <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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
>
> In message
> <[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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> >
> >Paul
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> >
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