[goldstategop]

It runs on Linux and its the hottest new toy of the holiday season. Meet Asus's EE PC. It looks remind on of the pricier MacBook but this one is definitely meant for the masses with its sub $300 price-point:

EE PC

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[martin_fierro]

Good luck finding one in time for Christmas.

I've struck out at four online stores now. They're supposedly "in stock NOW!" until you place an order, only to find out days later that they're on backorder.

Rumor has it that a better, larger 10" screen, 8GB memory and 1GB RAM version is coming in early '08. Think I'll wait for that one.

[CarrotAndStick]

I like it, but I’ll wait for the company to increase the screen size. The present screen looks hideous with its over-sized side paneling. It makes it look like a laptop with a PDA screen stuck to it.

[HAL9000]

The big MacWorld Expo will be in mid-January. According to the rumors, Apple could debut a sub-compact Mac portable with solid-state storage.

[JoJo Gunn]

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[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Asus have opted for 4GB of solid-state flash storage,

I was under the impression that flash memory has limitations as far as durability.
Isn't flash storage meant for static storage and that continuous access and usage will result in a very short life span?

[VOA]

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