In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Derek Stewart
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Hi Derek,
The RRP is only a guide, and obviously these products become available
at lower prices after a while.
I "dunno" if there is a market for the Eee PC amongst QL users .....
Yet, these mini-laptops are an interesting market.
I guess that we will all get one at some time. Because we are always
interested / fascinated by any new technology that is around.
I bought a Risc Station palm top, some years ago now, with 8Mb SSD, and
I was impressed by what it could do natively.
As well as running a Z80 emulator, to play Spectrum games.
Only a B&W display though.
Another purpose has been for reading books converted to an electronic
format, and available to download off the internet for free.
Hi Malcom,
I cn get the EEEPC for less than the prices you quote, but I would have
to buy in batches of 10-20 to get the discounted price.
I am not sure if there is a mrket for this type of thing.
What do you think.
Derek
Malcolm Cadman wrote:
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Richard Kilpatrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes
Hi Dilwyn,
I have just bought the October issue of PC Pro magazine, and Asus,
who make the Eee Pc have a massive 12 page advertising booklet within
So, they do a very wide range of products.
In the notebook ( mini-laptop ) PC range the lowest priced is the Eee
PC 4G - with an Intel Mobile processor, Linux OS, 7" ( 800 x 600 )
display, 512Mb memory, 4GB SSD - priced at £169.36 RRP ex VAT.
So, a sub-£100 notebook is still a way off, as yet.
The highest priced in the notebook PC range is the Eee PC 1000 -
Intel Mobile Atom 1.6Ghz processor, Linux OS, 10" ( 1024 x 600 )
display, 1024Mb memory, 40GB SSD - priced at £314.04 RRP ex VAT
The equivalent model with a standard 80Gb hard drive is priced at
£297.02 RRP ex VAT.
The rivals in this market are starting to appear. Like the new MSI
Wind U100 - Intel Mobile Atom 1.6Ghz processor, Windows XP OS, 10" (
1024 x 600 ) display, 512Mb memory, 80GB hard drive - priced at £281
RRP ex VAT.
The other mini-laptop already available is the Acer Aspire one -
Intel Mobile Atom 1.6Ghz processor, Linux OS, 8.9" ( 1024 x 600 )
display, 1024Mb memory, 8GB SSD - priced at £196 RRP ex VAT.
Thus, it is probably better to think of a sub-£300 or sub-£200
potential price range for these smaller portable computers at present.
Although, that is around 2/3 rds to a 1/2 the cost of well specified
regular portable PC. The mini-laptops have the smaller size for even
greater portability, yet not as well as specified as standard portable PC.
However, they do have features like wi-fi, USB ports, and Ethernet, etc.
I guess, with the right effort and software, a QL system emulator
will run on many of these mini-laptops.
On 4 Sep 2008, at 10:42, hitchies wrote:
Thanks Richard for your informative and helpful machine assesments.
However, about "....(8GB) SSD..." I am ignorant!
SSD = Solid State Disc.
Smaller, more expensive per GB, and slower - but very hard to break.
The primary drawback of a machine with a smaller one, is that
upgrading it will be very expensive and difficult. For
experimentation and most applications, I prefer HD equipped models in
theory; in practice, mine are all SSD equipped because they're the
models most available.
Richard
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