ASUS eee PC - What are the alternatives?
26 May 2008, 02:03 PM
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ASUS eee PC - What are the alternatives?
As my home laptop has given up the ghost, I'm in the market for a laptop to surf the internet with in the living room.
Rather than the full expense of a "proper" laptop, I've had my eye on an ASUS eee PC 900.
I've since read that the 901 will have more features, as well as alternatives such as the MSI Wind.
I don't ready need processing power, I appreciate that memory can be upgraded, and more storage would be good but not essential.
I was looking at a Linux 900 to get more storage and swapping over to XP if the I found the Linux OS limted.
Before I put my hard earnt into either a 900 now or 901 in June, are there any alternatives I should look at?
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Andy
Rather than the full expense of a "proper" laptop, I've had my eye on an ASUS eee PC 900.
I've since read that the 901 will have more features, as well as alternatives such as the MSI Wind.
I don't ready need processing power, I appreciate that memory can be upgraded, and more storage would be good but not essential.
I was looking at a Linux 900 to get more storage and swapping over to XP if the I found the Linux OS limted.
Before I put my hard earnt into either a 900 now or 901 in June, are there any alternatives I should look at?
Cheers
Andy
26 May 2008, 10:56 PM
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better CPU (intel atom), better screen (1024 x 768), cheaper (suppose to be).
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why do you need 80gb of storage for just surfing though ?
The 'cheap' linux one has 2 card slots , one designed to easily have a 8/16G SHDC card permanently installed, and a longer battery life than the equivalent XP version due to the SSD instead of mechanical disk...
The 'cheap' linux one has 2 card slots , one designed to easily have a 8/16G SHDC card permanently installed, and a longer battery life than the equivalent XP version due to the SSD instead of mechanical disk...
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Fujitsu Siemens Esprimo Mobile V5535 Laptop Intel Core Duo T2330 1.6GHz 2048MB 120GB 15.4" DVD-RW WLAN Vista Home Premium - Ebuyer
I would struggle to see past this for value when it is about the same price as the Asus Eee 900?
I would struggle to see past this for value when it is about the same price as the Asus Eee 900?
04 June 2008, 07:56 AM
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