> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Joel N. Fischoff > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 9:21 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NF] Debating between two machines... > > > Overall, I'm looking for a machine that's going to survive a good long > time. That shouldn't be too hard. This one (my HP Pavilion ze5470) is > still puttering along (though it can barely handle the video editing) and > I > bought it, refurbished, back in January 2004. So I'm looking for > comments. > Comments about ASUS machines in general, about either of the two > mentioned, > or opinions regarding which one y'all think I should get.
Where I used to work, when the ASUS eeePC first came out my boss got me one for remote support and whatever. It had the solid state drive (i.e. flash drive or whatever) so it had few delicate moving parts. Whilst sitting in my fave pub people would be admiring it and I'd say "here - check it out" and just toss it at them skidding it across the bar... Thing was rock solid... my only complaint (mind you, this was first gen and options are much better now) was the small screen and maybe the small keyboard. Being a touch typist and failing eyesight is a bad combo with that machine... <g> But it worked great, booted fast, I ran the default Linux on it w/ the KDE upgrade. Used to enjoy sitting in a bar sipping a beer watching email queue's flow by.... <g> My buddy who is much more hardware savvy than I liked it so much he went out and bought one of the 2nd gen machines w/ bigger screen and more memory. Loves it and won't sell it to me even though he's since got a much bigger "better" laptop. Based on my experience and that of my friend I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one, but of course YMMV. Thanks, Matthew Jarvis || Business Systems Analyst IT Department McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center 1460 G Street, Springfield, OR 97477 || Ph: 541-744-6092 || Fax: 541-744-6145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This electronic message may contain information that is Proprietary, Confidential, or legally privileged or protected. It is intended only for the use of the individual(s) and entity named in the message. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the material from your computer. Do not deliver, distribute or copy this message and do not disclose its contents or take any action in reliance on the information it contains. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/69f310c05dd83c48a84ba3769ce1ecf803384...@tntriexevs02.triadhospitals.net ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
