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Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:47:28 -0500 (EST)
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless] Subnotebooks
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Ed, Thank you for your comments.  No, I would of course not use it as
my primary system, not even my secondary system for that matter, but
rather as a travel device.  Internet access is necessary though.

On Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:16:50 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote:

>Hakan wrote:
>> Does anyone have experience with one of the new subnotebooks?  I
>> understand that eCS can be booted on the Asus EEE PC which looks
>> interesting although I have yet to see it in real life.
>>
>>
>>
>>   
>Yes, the EeePC can run eCS 2.0 RC4 - video fine, audio fine, but we 
>don't have networking (WiFi or cabled) working yet - which is crucial !!
>
>The EeePC is a "cute" baby but if you are looking for a notebook, think 
>long about this - the current model has a 7.1" 800 x 480 screen, which 
>means you always have to scroll web pages etc. The new model that has 
>just been released has the same A5 sized case but an 8.9" screen with a 
>1024 x 800 (?) resolution - this is a widescreen device. The keyboard is 
>small and the internal Solidstate disk which quiet and relatively quick 
>is only 4GB (however upgrades up to 12GB  or even 16 GB will be 
>available). The touchpad, in my opinion is a pain in the a*** - it's too 
>jumpy. My first upgrade was a $11 wireless mouse followed by a 2GB RAM 
>replacement (the base PC701 model only comes with 512MB, the new PC900 
>model comes with 1GB as standard) and then a class 6 (6Mb/s) SD memory 
>card to go in the built in card reader. I boot eCS from this card so 
>that I can keep the standard custom-Xandros build on the system as well. 
>Sigurd (another of our small group working on this) has installed to the 
>internal SSD. The problem is that as it comes there are 4 primary 
>partitions on the SSD so you cant squeeze and add eCS and boot manager - 
>its am all or nothing approach.
>
>As I said think hard if you are looking for a notebook - the ASUS EeePC 
>(if you can get one, they sell as soon as they arrive in stores) fits a 
>new category, somewhere between a good PDA and an average laptop - it's 
>very light and great for use when travelling but if you want to use it 
>as a main system - that's not its role - you can attach external 
>keyboard, screen and mouse but that's not really its function.
>
>If you still want one, wait a month or so and get the PC900 rather than 
>the PC701 - it's about US$100 more but the larger screen and more RAM 
>warrants the extra cost, if you can stretch to get one with an 8GB or 
>larger SSD then its worth doing - but realise you will then be paying 
>more for the EeePC than for base full sized laptops from Dell and HP 
>(who have been forced to discount because of the EeePC). That said other 
>UMPCs can be US$2500 or more - so the ASUS EeePC is a bargain - IF it's 
>the device you want.
>
>Cheers/2
>
>Ed.
>
> 
>
>
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