QwertyJuan
[H]F Junkie
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who's got one? And what do you think??
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I thought it was cheaper then that, $200 or $300. Maybe I'm thinking of something else.
what turned me off was that terrible 4GB hard drive. blah what is 4GB these days
Meanwhile, the hardcore will be behind the scenes changing everything in scary terminal screens with characters like ~ and $. This is alien to us as well.
That leaves the Windows power users in the dark--but since the vast majority of computer users are nowhere near "our" level of understanding...who cares what you can't do with an Eee PC? An Eee PC will likely work better for Bobby Never-used-a-computer than your average Windows laptop.
Ironic you consider yourself a power user after that statement.
No, you've got the price right, it's Newegg that has it wrong. Why would I want to buy that thing at $400 when I can pick up a Toshiba with a 1.6GHz dual core, 1GB RAM, 120GB HDD, DVD burner, 15.4'' screen, Vista Premium, 802.11g, memory card reader and firewire for $450?
I'm not knocking the Eee here, I'm knocking Newegg for charging double the MSRP. I will be picking up the 8GB model when it comes out, somewhere else, for the correct price.
why are you on a tech site when you dont know the details?
First off $200 was never meant for teh consumers it was meant to be the dealer, mass order retailer price but it has gone up and that was for the base 2gig model.
Newegg isnt price gougin $400 is reasonable what you are getting.
First off EVERYBODY has been saying the same stupid thing, why would I pay $400 when I can get a full sized laptop for the same price with bigger HDD and better CPU.
Thank you Mr. Redundant but this device is not meant to compete with those. Heard of the UMPC market? Before this it would costs you at least a $2000 for a laptop this size and weight (2lbs is light as heck),
I myself have a 14.1" Dell Vostro and its a paint in the ass to carry on my back with other school supplies. It's also cumbersome to take in and out of my neoprene case and out of my backpack.
This is perfect for students and the mass computer news whose needs are very basic. IT IS NOT A DESKTOP REPLACEMENT people! It's a supplement for those who need a UMPC when a full size laptop is not a good option for portability reasons.
Geez how many times do we need to hear the same redundant reasoning for not buying this.
Let me guess..... you bought one didn't you??
i actually just got my EEE pc , its quite zippy around the provided OS , waiting to get my hands on a IDE TO USB adapter so i can try out windows XP on it!
hows it run xp , pretty smooth (i have 1gb of ram in mine)
plays DIVX & XVID files perfectly smooth ... , im super impressed by this umpc
damn im jealous
anyway, you XP using guys, remember to kill off the swap/virtual memory, else you will allow XP to rappidly wear down your SSD
also, does anyone have an idea if its possible to run/install windows on an SD card? ive been thinking about an Eee, but would keep it running linux, i was thinking of setting up 1gb SD disks though with a bare bones windows install and a game, sort of like a game cartridge if you will, boot the system without a cart >> default OS, boot it with a cartridge, boot directly into half life / star craft, whatever game you want.