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Announced earlier this month, the Asus eeeBook will be an inexpensive small form-factor laptop. A netbook was my original #! endeavor. Any thoughts on #! on the eeeBook? (I worry the UEFI will give me grief.)
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Announced earlier this month, the Asus eeeBook will be an inexpensive small form-factor laptop. A netbook was my original #! endeavor. Any thoughts on #! on the eeeBook? (I worry the UEFI will give me grief.)
As a long time asus fanboy that already owns 3 eee pcs I'm interested might purchase one as soon as amazon gets em in stock and install #! ASAP. My only gripe the usb ports are still only 2.0 if it had usb 3.0 ports I would not hesitate to buy as well as only having 2GB ram all my Eee pcs already have that upgraded from 1GB to 2, unless of course the ram is upgradeable to 4GB.
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rwsChris wrote:Announced earlier this month, the Asus eeeBook will be an inexpensive small form-factor laptop. A netbook was my original #! endeavor. Any thoughts on #! on the eeeBook? (I worry the UEFI will give me grief.)
As a long time asus fanboy that already owns 3 eee pcs I'm interested might purchase one as soon as amazon gets em in stock and install #! ASAP. My only gripe the usb ports are still only 2.0 if it had usb 3.0 ports I would not hesitate to buy as well as only having 2GB ram all my Eee pcs already have that upgraded from 1GB to 2, unless of course the ram is upgradeable to 4GB.
I'm typing this booted from a USB drive on a 901 I bought in 2009. Have 2G of memory installed and can't recall ever needing more. Has anyone actually tried a 4G SODIMM? The big hangup for me and the 901 is the 4G system drive
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I run #! on an ASUS EEE 1000HA. This was the 10.1" model with a standard hdd. So disk space has never been an issue. However, the ASUS batteries are not terribly reliable and the charge gets roughly 2 hours, but it's a sturdy little notebook and still runs smoothly.
I really don't care for tablets. I hope the inexpensive netbooks will return since the Windows markup is less of an impediment, evidently.
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I run #! on an ASUS EEE 1000HA. This was the 10.1" model with a standard hdd. So disk space has never been an issue. However, the ASUS batteries are not terribly reliable and the charge gets roughly 2 hours, but it's a sturdy little notebook and still runs smoothly.
I really don't care for tablets. I hope the inexpensive netbooks will return since the Windows markup is less of an impediment, evidently.
Couldnt agree with you more I much prefer a light weight netbook with a full keyboad that folds shut to protect the screen vs a tablet that requires you to buy everything else seperately.
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And now this from hp: http://gizmodo.com/hp-stream-13-3-and-1 … 1640587768
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And now this from hp: http://gizmodo.com/hp-stream-13-3-and-1 … 1640587768
They look sharp I'm digging the blue one but I have to stay loyal to Asus
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Interesting news, do not like tablets. Guess it was obvious though, they can not leave Google without competition on the netbook share of the market.
Time to move on!#
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I first discovered CrunchBang when I purchased an eeePC a few years ago. It didn't last long, though. I quickly grew tired of the small screen and keyboard. A 12-inch laptop is about as small as I care to go.
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It's been two years now since my Inspiron Mini 9 was stolen, and I still miss it. This thread is relevant to my interest. 8o
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Any word on the release date for the Asus? Admittedly, I wish they had chosen to spec it slightly higher, but I'm sure they did it to keep the price low. I almost want to say this is a response to the Chromebook, but Asus manufactures those as well.
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@m1rr0r5h4d35: I'm sure weight and battery life were also concerns in choosing a lower-spec CPU; those Atoms just sip power.
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Yeah, I figured that as well. That was the whole point of the Atom in the first place, I believe. I am glad to see that they are still working with the Atom, and have not just tossed the whole spec in the trash. I think that while the Atom may lack in in performance, I see a potential there, if it's given a chance to mature.
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The day when 13.3" non-touch notebooks make a return.
Guess I'll have to deal with the 12" notebooks from now on.
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And now this from hp: http://gizmodo.com/hp-stream-13-3-and-1 … 1640587768
Unsurprisingly, Windows is the draw here.
I wonder if you could get it cheaper without the EULA?
]:D
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It would be nice if they would sell it without an OS, but I suspect that they won't. Seems like companies aren't as keen on that as they were a few years back. More is the pity.
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It would be nice if they would sell it without an OS, but I suspect that they won't. Seems like companies aren't as keen on that as they were a few years back. More is the pity.
Agreed I'm just gonna install some kind of linux over it anyway
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