Re: eee PC

["James Crossley" <jimmyc1163@xxxxxxxxx>]

This wont be a desktop replacement. I need something for work that I
will
use for about 5-6 hrs a day, with a break every hour.

Does anyone know if I can get one cheaper that this: http://tiny.cc/5QIy3

Thanks for the help

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Nick Austin <nick.w.austin@xxxxxxx>
wrote:

>   On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 5:39 PM, James Crossley
<jimmyc1163@xxxxxxx<jimmyc1163%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I am looking for a new laptop for work/internet. The eee PC looks
like
> the
> > perfect choice. Has anyone got one / had a good go on one?
>
> If you mean your main PC then forget it. The keyboard & screen are
> too small for anything other that a couple of hours lightweight use
> per day.
>
> When I'm at home I connect it to my KVM (via USB as the eee does not
> have PS/2 connectors) so I can use a full-sized keyboard/monitor and
> mouse and it that configuration it's a very nice machine. When away
> from home I usually carry it in it's neoprene sleeve at the top of my
> rucksack. It's rugged enough to have survived so far with no further
> protection.
>
> > I am planning to dual boot it with XP.
>
> In which case you might as well scrub the supplied OS and just use XP.
> The internal drive is so small that most people who are dual booting
> end up using an external memory card to get everything to fit.
>
> The supplied OS is Xandros but it is several years old. From the
> forums it appears to have some serious Wi-Fi problems. May people
> report problems with encryption, DHCP and with Samba (file sharing
> with Windows) not working.
>
> OTOH, XP works like a dream and the user manual have instructions for
> installing it. The forums and wiki offer further advice to get the
> best from XP. XP also has a better video driver. Remember though
> that the eee has no CD/DVD drive so you'll need to borrow a USB drive
> to read the XP install DVD.
>
> One final word, Asus now produce a range of eees with slightly
> different specs. My experience (and it seems most of the people on
> the forums) is with the 701 4G. Make sure you know which versions you
> are getting and check it's specs carefully. The 'surf' versions only
> have a 2 gig drive and are supplied without the neoprene sleeve.
>
> Nick.
>
>



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