Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 06:56:47 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook It's a modified version of Xandros. But people are already putting other distros on it ;-) Mark Silicone Valley Digerati ASUS eee PC 701 Sony Vaio VGN-TZ150N MacBook C2D Libretto 100CT (needs display...) --- Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:26:23 +0100 > From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > > >I wouldn't know what distro is on the eeePC. > > Philip __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:26:23 +0100 From: Philip Nienhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Mark Srebnik wrote: Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:33:11 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook The eeePC 701 that is on sale now has 4GB flash storage and 512MB RAM (but user upgradeable to 1 or 2 GB, but the Linux OS on it only recognizes 1GB, but if A number of distros install default kernels which can only see 1 GB (and report 880 MB or so) - just to be sure that Linux can initially run on as much HW as possible. Swapping the kernel for a BIGMEM one will very probably fix this. but one might need to compile one's own kernel? I wouldn't know what distro is on the eeePC. you put XP on it, it will see 2GB) If XP can see it, surely a proper Linux kernel can, too. Philip
Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 20:33:11 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Srebnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Hi Matt, FWIW, I saw one at my local MicroCenter a week ago...very nice lil' lappyfor light usage/carryaround everywhere unit it's a good choice given the relatively low price. As they were sold out I picked one up from CentralComputer here in Silicone Valley as they got about 60 of them in yesterday... Selling like hotcakes...most places that got some sold out immediately...ASUS is trying replenish as best they can... The eeePC 701 that is on sale now has 4GB flash storage and 512MB RAM (but user upgradeable to 1 or 2 GB, but the Linux OS on it only recognizes 1GB, but if you put XP on it, it will see 2GB) ASUS is releasing soon a less expensive model with only 256MB RAM and 2GB Flash and no webcam to get price down around $200 +/-see: http://wiki.eeeuser.com/eee_pc_700 Also, here's some other links for you that I found useful http://www.eeeuser.com/ http://forum.eeeuser.com/ http://eeepc.asus.com/en/index.htm http://www.centralcomputers.com/corp/pages/ASUSeeePC.html http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=184313 http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4055 Hacks are coming quicklyalready enabled 'Advanced Desktop Mode' very easily using this as a guide: http://www.downloadsquad.com/2007/11/06/eee-pc-tips-a-crash-course-in-linux/ Havin' lots of fun with this lil' puppy Mark Happy eee PC Camper > on 11/5/07 5:28 PM, Matthew Hanson at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:27:45 + > From: Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > > > http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS7213592750.html > Thoughts? > > Matt __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 19:25:03 -0700 From: "Michael Luth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Yes I saw that some people had this happen, receivng a full case of the machines. I ordered mine on Saturday and I think this happened earlier. As far as XP goes, you can install it. The eeePc comes with the XP drivers, you just have to supply your own disk and license. Many people are using the smaller distributions, like TinyXP and having successes. As far as the memory, there is an SDHC slot on the machine so you can upgrade to 16GB alhtough I've only heard of 8gb being used so far. Some people report being able to boot from the SDHC, although there are apparently a lot of tricks involved. I really like my libretto, but I don't use it much because it is just too difficult to type for long periods of time. I'm hoping that the eeepc will be an improvement in that respect. Michael -Original Message- From: David Chien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:45 PM To: Libretto Subject: RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:42:11 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > $199. I have one ordered from Newegg. There's a user group already > at http://www.eeeuser.com/ Hope you get one of Newegg's mistake shipments of 5-packs!! A few people have been getting 5 eeepc's by mistake because they're so small, the guys at Newegg's shipping dept. have been sending out the entire 5-pack w/o opening it up to pull out each of the single eeepc's. Be fun to stick a eeepc everywhere - in the bathroom, car, tv, etc. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:42:11 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > $199. I have one ordered from Newegg. There's a user group already at > http://www.eeeuser.com/ Hope you get one of Newegg's mistake shipments of 5-packs!! A few people have been getting 5 eeepc's by mistake because they're so small, the guys at Newegg's shipping dept. have been sending out the entire 5-pack w/o opening it up to pull out each of the single eeepc's. Be fun to stick a eeepc everywhere - in the bathroom, car, tv, etc. adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:40:07 -0800 (PST) From: David Chien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Cute, but eeepc is the modern version of a Libretto with a flash drive. I'd pick one up if I only needed a basic Linux box, but w/o full Vista/XP support, it's hard to add things like printers, drivers, etc. for other devices. They're in the works for the Vista version I hear. That said, what do you do if you're just a beginner with Linux and trying to hook up one of those latest all-in-one printers from Canon or Epson?!? I'm sure this point will drive many early adopters nuts =P In any case, on the flip side, there's the main laptop competitor - the Nokia N95 and other PDA phones. These phones are getting so powerful, they can handle the basics of web surfing, office document editing, emailing through POP/IMAP, web browsing over cellular and WiFi, and taking TV quality movies and high-res photos ... along with the usual MP3/MP4 playback. At some point, these phone manufacturers will have to talk with the laptop makers and come up with something <1lbs and portable. eeePC is nice, but still 2lbs (you'd think after 10+ years after the Libretto, we'd be down to 1/2lbs mini-notebooks by now...). Something I'm saving up for right now N95 8GB =) Anyways, the Fujitsu mini-notebook with swivel screen and touch-screen input is my alternative vs. the eeePC. That one's going for $999 but it does run Vista, and the touch-screen does make for a nice tablet entry portable & ebook reader. The eeePC in comparison is kinda of funny - with Black Friday 2006 Toshiba notebooks selling for $199 at Microcenter (and sure to be repeated this year), why would I want to spend $199 on a 2lbs mini that can't store much on the 4GB flash HD? (Yep, 4GB =[ Haven't seen one of those since the L50 days) I think Asus is on the right track with their first attempt...although they should have simply stuck in a 1.8" HD of at least 40GB right away instead of the flash drive. (downloads nowadays are simply far too big for 4gb, IMO especially all of those Nice 1080 HD Divx videos at http://stage6.divx.com/) adorable toshiba libretto The latest news and information for the Toshiba Libretto owner. http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 17:44:07 -0700 From: "Michael Luth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook These have been released in the US and overseas. They sell at $399 and not $199. I have one ordered from Newegg. There's a user group already at http://www.eeeuser.com/ They come with a 4 GB SD drive and Linux installed, but Asus provides a disk with XP drivers. I'm interested in it because it is solid state. I do mainly text processing on these little machines and I think this one would work very well. And I do think that people are getting more than 3 hrs on one charge. Check out the user group for more information. Mike -Original Message- From: john [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 5:18 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:17:27 -0500 From: john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Battery performance does seem pretty lame. Be interesting to see if it gets past vaporware phase! John At 06:52 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote: >Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:51:53 -0800 (PST) >From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > >only 3 hours of battery life off a 5200mAH battery >pack. I would think a SOC would do much better. > >Now that a pentium-M SOC is coming out does that mean >a HP 200LX style PDA will be developed with a color >screen that uses AA batteries and has builtin >ethernet? > >--- Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:27:45 + > > From: Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > > > > > > >http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS7213592750.html > > > Thoughts? > > > > Matt > > Libretto list info:List archive 2: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > unsubscribe: > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg16212.html > > >_ > > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: > > the word scramble challenge with star power. > > >http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_ >oct > > > > > > >__ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:17:27 -0500 From: john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook Battery performance does seem pretty lame. Be interesting to see if it gets past vaporware phase! John At 06:52 PM 11/6/2007, you wrote: Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:51:53 -0800 (PST) From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook only 3 hours of battery life off a 5200mAH battery pack. I would think a SOC would do much better. Now that a pentium-M SOC is coming out does that mean a HP 200LX style PDA will be developed with a color screen that uses AA batteries and has builtin ethernet? --- Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:27:45 + > From: Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > > > http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS7213592750.html > Thoughts? > > Matt > Libretto list info:List archive 2: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg16212.html > _ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: > the word scramble challenge with star power. > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 15:51:53 -0800 (PST) From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] Asus reveals $190 mini notebook only 3 hours of battery life off a 5200mAH battery pack. I would think a SOC would do much better. Now that a pentium-M SOC is coming out does that mean a HP 200LX style PDA will be developed with a color screen that uses AA batteries and has builtin ethernet? --- Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 01:27:45 + > From: Matthew Hanson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Asus reveals $190 mini notebook > > > http://www.windowsfordevices.com/news/NS7213592750.html > Thoughts? > > Matt > Libretto list info:List archive 2: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > unsubscribe: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg16212.html > _ > Climb to the top of the charts! Play Star Shuffle: > the word scramble challenge with star power. > http://club.live.com/star_shuffle.aspx?icid=starshuffle_wlmailtextlink_oct > > __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
