I am trying so hard to resist, I can not justify it either but I am in love with devices like that :(
Plus what else is there to do on a Saturday night? On Fri, 2007-11-02 at 23:54 -0600, Gustin Johnson wrote: > -----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. 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