CyberNerd Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Nokia currently have the market on touchscreen Linux portables: http://europe.nokia.com/A4568578
crc-ict Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I've just had a thought - it may be heresy, but for those of us that are not keen on Linux and would prefer some sort of Windows on the machine, is it possible to install something like Windows Me? I know, I know, we all hate WinMe But was thinking it can do most of the things you'd want on a tiddly device like the eeepc, but without the demands of full-blown XP. What do you all reckon? Chris.
webman Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I can't think of any benefits WinME would give over the pre-installed Linux distro but each Microsoft fanboy to their own
john Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I wouldnt do MediEvil edition, I would do Win 2000 Pro perhaps though
crc-ict Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 I can't think of any benefits WinME would give over the pre-installed Linux distro but each Microsoft fanboy to their own Not a Microsoft fanboy at all (actually typing this from Firefox on Mac OS X on a MacBook ), just personally find Windows easier to use than Linux. Sorry I wouldnt do MediEvil edition, I would do Win 2000 Pro perhaps though Wouldn't 2000 Pro be as heavy (is not heavier) than XP on resources? Agree it would be preferable to Me though!
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 Isn't the drive space on the EEE a bit tight for XP and all its doobries?
webman Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Eughh OS X 2000 is lighter on resources than XP, and XP has crappy themes and effects to load, but it has a quicker boot time than 2K. Do you find WinME easier to use than the distro pre-installed on the EeePC as it is, OOTB?
Joedetic Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Seeing as my laptop has just gawn and broke (yet another one...I don't know what I do to them!) I'm in the market for a portable device that I can use for doing work on, checking e-mails and configuring switches and routers etc via console and web interface. Another ThinkPad would be lovely but I'm not entirely sure the budget is going to stretch to this at the moment (Student loans, overdraft etc etc.....it's my own fault for choosing uni!) so the EEE has taken my interest somewhat. Where's the best place to get them from, is RM the only place or are there other alternatives for getting a quote?
john Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 2000 would install on anything without modification unlike XP, so 2000 is prob very good idea for it.
meastaugh1 Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Where's the best place to get them from, is RM the only place or are there other alternatives for getting a quote? Misco and PCWB have them listed, also out of stock. They make the same claims about lead times for stock (early Jan). If you wanted to buy over the counter, PC World or Toys R Us might be worth a try.
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 Well I've ordered mine from RM and they've said it's coming next week...
Guest richard Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Seeing as my laptop has just gawn and broke (yet another one...I don't know what I do to them!) I'm in the market for a portable device that I can use for doing work on, checking e-mails and configuring switches and routers etc via console and web interface. Another ThinkPad would be lovely but I'm not entirely sure the budget is going to stretch to this at the moment (Student loans, overdraft etc etc.....it's my own fault for choosing uni!) so the EEE has taken my interest somewhat. Where's the best place to get them from, is RM the only place or are there other alternatives for getting a quote? PC World has got them in stock. Saw one in my local store today and I have to admit that I was pretty impressed by it.
CyberNerd Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Where's the best place to get them from, is RM the only place or are there other alternatives for getting a quote? http://efficientpc.co.uk/ (in stock) better Win2k than an eight yr old linux
john Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 CCL also have them instock for next day delivery, price a bargin 199.99
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 Seeing as my laptop has just gawn and broke (yet another one...I don't know what I do to them!) I'm in the market for a portable device that I can use for doing work on, checking e-mails and configuring switches and routers etc via console and web interface. Another ThinkPad would be lovely but I'm not entirely sure the budget is going to stretch to this at the moment (Student loans, overdraft etc etc.....it's my own fault for choosing uni!) so the EEE has taken my interest somewhat. Where's the best place to get them from, is RM the only place or are there other alternatives for getting a quote? PC World has got them in stock. Saw one in my local store today and I have to admit that I was pretty impressed by it. It's a nice bit of kit isn't it?
Joedetic Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Cheers guys. I might have to seriously consider this.
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 CCL also have them instock for next day delivery, price a bargin 199.99 That's the 2GB model. They've sold out of the 4GB baby.
Joedetic Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Presumably you can you upgrade the hard drive in them with a suitable 2.5" drive?
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 I dunno, can you? If you can I'm buying two more!
CyberNerd Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 They have no mechanical hard drive, the 4GB disk is an onboard and non-removable flash disk. There are 3 USB ports for pendrive or USB 2.5"/3.5" external and an SD flash card slot, so space isn't so much of an issue.
Joedetic Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Gah bugger. Makes portability a bit...well....lacking if you're going to start carrying around the external USB drives and the associated cables with it too. On the other hand, no mechanical hard drive is quite appealing seeing as i've killed two in laptops in the past year.
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 Keep all your data on a 4GB SD Card. If someone steals the machine you've still got your data - assuming you removed it from the machine of course :-)
Guest richard Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 Gah bugger. Makes portability a bit...well....lacking if you're going to start carrying around the external USB drives and the associated cables with it too. On the other hand, no mechanical hard drive is quite appealing seeing as i've killed two in laptops in the past year. I always carry a 2.5" 100 GB drive in my bag which holds a variety of Open Source and free for personal use software, as well as a whole load of utilities and several Linux iso's which I can burn to disk if needed.
CyberNerd Posted December 30, 2007 Posted December 30, 2007 EEEPC couldn't cope with my entire film/music collection ! I'd put that on a server and use the eeepc as a roaming device, everything important is on a 4GB usb flash drive which lives on my keyring ( which also has a bootable trinity rescue disk Probably the EEEPC wouldn't suit a teacher who doesn't know how to make a presentation occupy less than 150MB. but for a usable diagnostic/internet/notebook/geek toy it is perfect.
tech_guy Posted December 30, 2007 Author Posted December 30, 2007 for a usable diagnostic/internet/notebook/geek toy it is perfect. Yup, that's why I'm getting one. And it'll be great to take on me hols too.
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