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To: ShadowAce
512RAM, 4GB HD, 900MhZ processor. If it wasn’t for its size, I would laugh. It may be a good PDA replacement.
8 posted on 01/07/2008 10:05:16 AM PST by mnehring
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To: mnehrling

It’d be a laugh with M$ OS, true, but not with Linux.


12 posted on 01/07/2008 10:08:56 AM PST by polymuser (Happy New Year)
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To: mnehrling

True, it’s not powerful, but it’s designed for simple stuff—checking email while on the road, websurfing, banging out a few documents, storing a few files, things like that. I would love to have an inexpensive laptop like this with wireless Internet to get online while traveling. Plus the fact that it’s Linux-based is somewhat appealing in these days of massive Microsoft bloatware like Office and Vista.

}:-)4


14 posted on 01/07/2008 10:10:38 AM PST by Moose4 (Wasting away again in Michaelnifongville.)
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To: mnehrling

That 900MHz processor only runs at 630MHz.

Yet, as “a good PDA replacement,” I think you’ve nailed it. I told my wife I like her Palm Pilot, but that it’s too small and I couldn’t get used to the input device.

Boom, here comes the eeePC.

I’ll wait for the 8Gb or 16Gb 10” version late this spring.


24 posted on 01/07/2008 10:23:45 AM PST by Petronski (Willard Myth Romney: 51% negatives)
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To: mnehrling

95% of my actual use of a computer is internet browsing. So, 95% of the time this Asus eee would work great. As far as specs go, all but two of our household laptops are the same or less processor, memory, and storage wise.

I want one, because I usually have a half hour to catch up on news, weather, etc. before leaving for work. Asus eee’s 15 second boot time sounds really good.


35 posted on 01/07/2008 5:32:57 PM PST by Big Giant Head (I should change my tagline to "Big Giant penguin on my Head")
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