Re: gOs

Acer is coming out with one that is supposed to be really nice.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=264559

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InfFpnNJ7Sw






On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 9:47 AM, Jody Harris <[email protected]> wrote:
> We bought the boys a couple of these Asus EeePCs (Linux) for Christmas:
> http://www.amazon.com/Asus-Screen-Celeron-Processor-Preloaded/dp/B000YEMKGY/ref=pd_cp_e_1?pf_rd_p=250314501&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0017LB14K&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=09NNS6QJ8HZ1VQ1Q13A1
> (or http://tinyurl.com/66tue7)
>
> They're okay. Keyboards are hard for me to use. The layouts are screwy
> to get all of the keys in such a small area. They can be expanded to
> 2GB RAM, but you have to be willing to solder to upgrade the flash
> storage.
>
> I got a Nokia n810 for with some cash I got as a gift. It's only 128
> MB and a really, really slow processor, really, really small keyboard
> -- but it fits in my pocket, so it's a trade-off. It really is an
> ultra-mobile Linux PC.
>
> System76 discontinued the Darter Ultra version 2. There is some hope
> they'll introduce a subnotebook this fall when they replace the Darter
> line. (Hopefully the Darter won't go away.)
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 8:09 AM, [email protected]
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Amazon carries the Asus Eee PC and has detailed write ups on them, plus user
>> reviews. This link is for the lower model, but it has one of the best
>> descriptions.
>> http://www.amazon.com/Screen-Celeron-Processor-Preloaded-Galaxy/dp/B0017LB14K/ref=pd_bbs_sr_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1214661529&sr=8-7
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2008, at 7:26 AM, Aaron Birenboim wrote:
>>
>> There's a new notebook PC out there, based on "Google OS", which is
>> LINUX based:
>>
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=3747065&sku=D516-7001&cm_mmc=Email-_-Main-_-WEM1648-_-pclatops&SRCCODE=WEM1648BY
>>
>> $400.  800x480 display
>>
>> Anybody know anything about it?
>> It sez it has 30GB capacity... might it be flash?
>>
>> It uses a VIA processor.
>> I think it is x86 compatible, but very low power.
>>
>> They also have two versions of a Asus linux machine:
>>
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3859248&CatId=2814
>>
>> $550, 20GB solid-state drive. 1024x600 display, 1G RAM
>>
>> They also have a $420 version with a 4GB drive, 512G ram, 800x480 display.
>>
>> Any there other low-cost LINUX (sub)notebooks competing with these?
>>
>>             aaron
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