Amazing Price For Linux Laptop!

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lol... I think it's quite obviously a scam. I can't believe people still fall for shit like that. Let's see how the phoronix order turns out... if they get it, they will smash the laptop anyway.

 

[Javacat]

It'll be funny if it is a scam, but those phoronix people receive one to trick loads of other people ordering from them

 

[sam fisher]

It'll be funny if it is a scam, but those phoronix people receive one to trick loads of other people ordering from them

AHAHHA. Great idea

 

[OMars]

Another 1 for $189! Amazing!

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/

fortunately, this asus 1 looks real


Dude that's freaking awesome!!!!

 

[craigix]

I'd bet the ASUS one ends up being about $299, I don't understand when using Linux why stick to X86 anyway? They are just making themselves a huge power drain.

What we need is that sort of thing with an arm cpu or 2.... I wonder if such a thing is in the works? ... :rolleyes:

 

[Alex.]

I was very excited about the Eee PC when I first heard of it, but now I'm starting to have my doubts. For one, a 7" screen is very small, only twice the diagonal of the GP2X screen, and it's meant to be a notebook. The 10" model will of course be an improvement, but I still wouldn't choose it over my current 14" laptop screen. The price of the 10" Eee PC will likely increase as well, making it less of a great deal, considering the lowering prices of low-end regular notebooks (especially 2nd hand).

The battery life is very crummy, too: 3 hours? Come on, my used laptop lasts 4 hours, and it was made in 2000. I'll give it something though, 512Mb of RAM is a great thing to have. I wonder what the CPU's speed is?

 

[stormyandcold]

For compact design and around £600+ I've also been checking out this (some models have touch screen now);

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...p;rd=1&rd=1

unfortunately, I've heard its not very powerful, although the offical site has more details but I can't read it

http://www.kohjinsha.com/index.html

more info with video (not the best 1 they do).
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/review-73-...insha+UMPC.html

Via also have an offering for $600
http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/05/via-int...raportable-lap/

loving these ultra portables but just wish they had more power!

anymore out there to check out?

p.s. for cpu there is also an Intel A110 around somewhere but I can't find the model, I believe it's a Fujitsu.

 

[clarky2o2o]

the eeepc looks pretty intresting anyone know when its being released. also does it have a svideo/tv out port?

 

[Miika]

The EEE PC uses a 900MHz Intel Dothan based Pentium M CPU.

 

[tim0391]

i have been thinking about getting a EEE pc for a while but with ebay prices and the way laptops are costing less and less you can get twice the machine for just a few quid more...

 

[stormyandcold]

eee pc specs

http://www.tweaktown.com/news/7752/index.html

not confirmed obviously. as for power, I'm sure they'll be a healthy supply of after market batteries

plus, it can run winxp! (dont shoot me!)

 

[Samba Pa Ti]

i was going to try and install winxp on it and then get continuum (game) loaded onto it (its got a very nice IRC style chat), its just another reason to not get out of bed though having a minature portable laptop...

 

[stormyandcold]

Fujitsu model with A110 800mhz cpu

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/notebooks/0,3...71041p-0,00.htm

am intrigued by this generation's UMPC offerings but maybe have to wait a few years before theres sufficient cpu power to run my dream sonar6 + ux2 setup

 

[tim0391]

i will get one if it stays at 100 quid but the likely hood of that is very slim

 

[HenrikE]

Everyone looks for fakes It's a sign of the times I guess... :/

When it gets showed on a consumer electronics type show and someone cams it and posts it on Youtube, I'll buy one. Until then, I'm looking for the $199 Asus eee pc, but the 10" one. Or a tablet pc.

I'm interested in this topic, if you guys know a small zippy thing that will let me code web pages and surf/email without an external mouse but with wireless internet, PLEEEEASE guide me right (money coming in you see... )

 

[tim0391]

i have been thinking well if i was to put xp on it will it have the disk space to do so? because its around 2 gigs for xp so that means you will have no space left and i am not sure if it will work :blink:

 

[TheMinder]

QUOTE
I'm interested in this topic, if you guys know a small zippy thing that will let me code web pages and surf/email without an external mouse but with wireless internet, PLEEEEASE guide me right


Is that not a description of a Nintendo DS ?

 

[Samba Pa Ti]

i have been thinking well if i was to put xp on it will it have the disk space to do so? because its around 2 gigs for xp so that means you will have no space left and i am not sure if it will work :blink:

xp on what ? this £100 laptop ?

its got a decent size hard disk so should be fine, the eeepc uses a flash drive, but im sure theres enough room for xp on it (ive never seen xp take 2GB right after install)

 

[tim0391]

yes that is true and they did say it can run xp so it should work. it would mean that you would have to have everything else on a portable hard drive or a usb stick tho

 

[clarky2o2o]

withonly 4gb hard drive and windows xp on it the best thing for it would be to turn it into a emulator laptop.

....maybe 1 day some1 could code the gp2x o/s onto it