Bjorn, Sweet, I didn't realize the 8.9" Eee PC was out yet in the US! But, after reading your post I went and checked Newegg and sure enough, there it is (although it's currently out of stock): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220332
I can haz Eee PC? On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 11:26 AM, Bjorn Behrendt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You might want to at least consider the mini laptops. I have been > evaluating them for use at my school. The two I have been looking at are > the ASUS EEE PC 7" and 9", and the HP 2133 9". The screens are small on > these but they quite usable, and I found myself using them a lot more then I > expected. Here is a quick and dirty review/ comparison (prices are rough > and not nessisarly compairible machines): > > Asus eee pc 7" > - Cost: $350-$550 > - OS: Xandros Linux, Windows XP - many people have put ubuntu on them. > - Hard drive: 2gig, 4gig, or 8gig Solid state drive > - Comes in mulitple color choices. > - The screen and keyboard is small but I still found myself using it over > my regural laptop for most things. There are no fans or moving parts to > breat or wear out. > > Asus eee pc 9" > - Cost: $550 > - Hard Drive 8gig -20gig solid state drive > - Same keyboard as the 7" but the screen is a 9" > > Hp 2133 > - Cost $600-up (average is higher) > - OS: Suse Linux Enterprise or Windows XP > - Hard Drive: 4gig solid state or 120+ ide. > - Full keyboard, 4hr battery life. But reviews I have read said the Via > processor performs worse then the EEE PC. The cost has a tendency to add up > quickly. > > > > > Bjorn Behrendt > Proctor School District > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 8:48:13 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Dell Ubuntu PCs? > > Hi Everyone, > > > > Our family PC (Dell Dimension 4500, Win XP) is now 6 years old and is > showing it's age more and more every day. So, I'm in the market for a new PC > for general use by 6 to 10 people (read as "Accounts") and I'll probably use > the existing family PC for one of my numerous projects. > > > > We've owned several Dell computers over the years and are very happy with > their quality and service. I'm NOT happy with the way Microsoft has handled > the licensing of Vista and I'd like to have our next family PC running an > operating system other than Vista. We like XP but I realize that its > useful life is short concerning updates and security fixes. > > > > I've been using Ubuntu Gutsy as the main OS on my laptop for the past 6 > months and I'm very happy with it. I've also been playing around with an > Ubuntu Hardy box in our master bedroom connected to the TV for playing video > files stored on the family PC through an 802.11g network. In fact, with > Hardy, out of the box, I was able to plug in a $20 USB Bluetooth adapter > (IOGEAR) from Wal-Mart and connect one of our Wii controllers to the box via > Bluetooth. I was very impressed by that. > > > > Do any of you have first or second hand knowledge of the Ubuntu desktop PCs > (Inspiron 530 n-series) that Dell is selling? > > > > Does anyone have other recommendations about turnkey computer systems with > open source operating systems? > > > > Thanks in advance for your advice. > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Gary > > > -- http://bradley-holt.blogspot.com/
