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| DATE | 2008-01-19 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] ASUS mini-laptop available
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On Sat, Jan 19, 2008 at 01:52:22PM -0500, Mark Simko wrote:
> So is microcenter. You want the 4gb one and probably with the camera.
> That is $400. 4gb sans camera is $350. I understand the OS is Xandros. I
> plan to go check the floor model out again in a few days and see if it
> has apache, php, and mysql on it already.
>
> It'd also be curious to know if the solid state hard drive can be
> expanded in the future.
>
> I strongly suggest trying to type on it a few times and see if you can
> get used to the small keyboard. I've found 10" screened laptops to be
> very usable, but I found the 7" one to be very cramped. Still, that
> thing is so very portable.
Good points. I've had no problem with the picture book and I was thinking
that it would be similar. On the picturebook the keyboard is just about
the size of a normal keyboard except no numberpad et al. To use as a basic
client box, that is good.
My concern, like yours, is that the Hard Drive itself is smallish, although larger
than my picturebook. I was wondering if it could be upgraded but at worst you can
slap a flash drive to the USB port and carry your music and videos. Also, I think
it has no speakers. I'll need to pick up a cheap pair of speakers somewhere. I
think I have a few sets.
Finally, there is no CD drive. If I wanted to convert it to Ubuta, I don't see
a way. I'm short cash though and this can some most of my most basic problems
for a usable portable and it is far better, IMO, than say a N800 tablet.
Ruben
>
> On Sat, 2008-01-19 at 10:54 -0500, Ruben Safir wrote:
> > J&R is selling those GNU based mini-laptops with the flash drive which is amlost an
> > exact footprint of my SONY VIA picturebook. And the price is right.
> >
> > http://www.jr.com/JRProductPage.process?Product=4209897
> >
> > Ruben
> >
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