[SGVLUG] Fw: Laptop computer - do you know anything about it?

[DYN: Jim Workman]

Just to let you know, Clay Claiborne (founder of LULA) at Cosmos
Engineering
sells the eeepc for $399.  Support the people who support Linux.
(310) 581-1536
www.CosmosEng.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net 
> [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On Behalf Of Charles N Wyble
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 11:12 AM
> To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Fw: Laptop computer - do you know 
> anything about it?
> 
> I plan to buy an eepc myself. Its attractive to me due to 
> being completely designed from the ground up to have a long 
> running batter life etc. Its solid state which is attractive as well.
> 
> I spend a substantial amount of time every year on 
> bus/train/plane and having something like this would be a life saver.
> 
> So its certainly fully hackable and might be a halfway decent 
> replacement for a general purpose laptop.... but be aware its 
> really designed to conserve power. So sticking a lot of ram 
> in it .... eh I dunno what that will do. Maybe not much more 
> power consumption but who knows?
> 
> 
> 
> Emerson, Tom (*IC) wrote:
> > the "top-end" model appears to be priced at $500 [499] on Amazon
> >  
> >   1gb main memory
> >   8gb "solid state" disk drive
> >  
> > notes from the wikipedia article [look it up...]
> >    -- the "void if removed" sticker covers the 
> user-accessible memory 
> > slot  >doh<
> >    -- the actual max memory is 2gb, however the kernel has 
> been hacked 
> > so as not to recognize more than 1gb
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net 
> [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On 
> > Behalf Of Steve Morin
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:50 AM
> > To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> > Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Fw: Laptop computer - do you know 
> anything about 
> > it?
> > 
> > 
> > I'd use this machine if it came with a gig of ram for $399
> > 
> > 
> > On Dec 13, 2007 9:48 AM, Emerson, Tom (*IC) 
> > <Tom.Emerson at wbconsultant.com> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > ughh -- what an ugly site, but the hidden gem is when (if) you find 
> > the "specifications" link...
> >  
> > [it's flash, so I can't copy/paste -- gotta do it the "old 
> fashioned 
> > way" and retype by hand...]
> >  
> >      "Operating system: Linux [and on the line below that] 
> windows XP 
> > compatible"
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net 
> [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On 
> > Behalf Of Harold Totten
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:15 AM
> > To: SGVLUG Discussion List.
> > Subject: Re: [SGVLUG] Fw: Laptop computer - do you know 
> anything about 
> > it?
> > 
> > 
> > I like this one:
> > http://eeepc.asus.com/global/
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> --
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> Website: http://www.thewybles.com/~charles
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> 
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> companies.
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>