-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I tried to resist, I really did. I could not justify this even a little bit. I am finding good uses for this little machine, especially for light duties around the house.
On the other hand, I may need to do a factory restore soon. I have been recklessly mixing in Debian sources and installing packages. Everything is working for the moment, but time will tell. I curse the first person who posted. I might never have known until they were out of stock. :) Mitchell Brown wrote: > Hehe, Gustin, I knew you'd have to have one. > > I'm sure you've no doubt figured it out, but to those who don't know... > hidden gems: > > -Apt-Get > -Synaptic > -Konsole > -AmaroK > -Frozen Bubble > -Tetris > -Tux Racer > > Not all hidden, but definitely some possible deal-sealers here. > > I simply love all aspects of it. ASUS has done a great job of packaging it > all and making the GUI easy, but with the ability to expand it if (and only > if) you know what you're doing. > > -- posting from my bed on my Eee PC :) -- > > On 11/2/07, Gustin Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Obviously I broke down and picked one up today. I have yet to use my > actual laptop since I have been out of the office most of the day. It > has proved to be quite handy. > > Not for everyone, but I can say that I am pleasantly surprised. > > Gustin Johnson wrote: >>>> Sure you *could* get a used laptop, but the size and battery life of >>>> this thing is pretty close to the sweet spot for me. It boots in 2 or 3 >>>> seconds, has the apps I need for light duty, and did I mention that it >>>> is tiny? >>>> >>>> Anyway, I have an older P3 laptop (similar specs as this thing) that I >>>> never ended up using, mainly because the batter life is not all that >>>> great, and it takes longer than my regular laptop to boot. >>>> >>>> Even with my stubby fingers the keyboard is usable although a little >>>> awkward. >>>> >>>> Remember, this is not a replacement for a full scale laptop, but it does >>>> fit a certain niche quite well. >>>> >>>> Kevin Anderson wrote: >>>>> I bought two Dell 1501s last Christmas prices at 499 each. For that, > we got a >>>>> 80G HDD, a mobile Athlon, 512M of RAM and the usual bells and > whistles. My >>>>> money says that they'll be back on sale in another month, likely in an >>>>> upgraded version. For the extra $100, why even bother with a used > one? This >>>>> gives a year of warranty, and current hardware. >>>>> Kev. >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Friday 02 November 2007 13:24:56 Jesse Kline wrote: >>>>>> To the people that have already purchased one of these, >>>>>> >>>>>> Do you think that the Eee PC offers good value for money? If so, why? > I >>>>>> must admit that they look attractive and if the price point was around >>>>>> $250, I probably wouldn't think twice about buying one. The $400 price >>>>>> seems reasonable, but I was looking at laptops awhile back and for > $400 >>>>>> you can buy a decent used laptop with much more horsepower, more RAM, > a >>>>>> way bigger hard drive, and a removable media (CD/DVD) drive. If you're >>>>>> looking for something small, you can probably get a pretty nice PDA > for >>>>>> the same price. So, I'm trying to figure out if these things are >>>>>> actually worth buying. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jesse >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> clug-talk mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>>>>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>>>>> **Please remove these lines when replying >>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> clug-talk mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >>>>> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >>>>> **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying >> _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLA0UwRXgH3rKGfMRAgoDAJ9iErwbgKXgIoH4rIUbyG1rjaKzTwCZAYTP R1RmFWmzc9bi6/naolIptgg= =PB3z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
