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tater_gunz
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join:2003-08-22
Toledo, OH
 ·buckeye cable
|  EeePC for the win!
I absolutely love mine. At first I was concerned that the 7" screen wouldn't be adequate, but I've gotten so use to it that my 15" widescreen lappy seems like overkill now. Trust me when I say 7" is perfectly useable.
The 4 GB of SSD also concerned me, but again, my fears have been proven wrong. 4 GB is more than enough for me, though I do use a 2 GB thumb drive to store data that I want to move between my other machines. My friend just bought a 16 GB SDHC card for his EeePC, so there are plenty ways to get around the max 8 GB SSD issue if you need to.
I can't say enough good things about this little machine. I just got EVDO working on it last night and posted a little walkthrough for anyone who might be interested on my website (»tatethatcher.com/wp/archives/89 ).
If you're thinking of getting an EeePC, do it -- you won't be sorry!
- Tate
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Rob
In Deo speramus
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Kendall, FL
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| said by tater_gunz  :I absolutely love mine. At first I was concerned that the 7" screen wouldn't be adequate, but I've gotten so use to it that my 15" widescreen lappy seems like overkill now. Trust me when I say 7" is perfectly useable. The 4 GB of SSD also concerned me, but again, my fears have been proven wrong. 4 GB is more than enough for me, though I do use a 2 GB thumb drive to store data that I want to move between my other machines. My friend just bought a 16 GB SDHC card for his EeePC, so there are plenty ways to get around the max 8 GB SSD issue if you need to. I can't say enough good things about this little machine. I just got EVDO working on it last night and posted a little walkthrough for anyone who might be interested on my website (» tatethatcher.com/wp/archives/89 ). If you're thinking of getting an EeePC, do it -- you won't be sorry! - Tate Nice write up. The more I read about the EeePC, the more I want to get one (but can't really justify buying it since I have a 12" screen laptop that is just fine for now).
Now if they would just install solar panels to the top of the EeePC so you could have the sun recharge the battery!  | |
tater_gunz
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Toledo, OH
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| said by Rob :Nice write up. The more I read about the EeePC, the more I want to get one (but can't really justify buying it since I have a 12" screen laptop that is just fine for now). Now if they would just install solar panels to the top of the EeePC so you could have the sun recharge the battery! Thanks for the compliment! My friend's site »ruckman.net has several good EeePC related articles as well.
As far as solar goes, I don't see why it can't be done! I've already read an article about a guy who fitted his EeePC with internal modular Bluetooth plus the guts of a 16 GB (or was it 32 GB?) flash thumb drive, as well as another guy who installed an actual laptop HDD in his.
These machines have great potential; with a little ingenuity, you could be the first EeePC owner to go solar! 
- Tate
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stray
join:2000-01-16
Warren, NJ
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December 28th, @08:16PM
| reply to tater_gunz
Gotta say that I love mine as well. It's traveled over 20,000 miles with me, hooked up to all sorts of WiFi, including "borrowing" access while sitting on the runway in Dakar from the airport restaurant. No problems web surfing, email, light word processing, and some fairly complex spreadsheet work.
The small keyboard takes some getting used to and you may not want to write your next novel with it, but for email and documents of a few pages or less, its usable. The 2 lb. weight, 15 sec. bootup, and the additional 4g SD card I added make this machine perfect for my travel use.
Although I'm not really versed in Linux, the integrated apps seem to play well with Windows networks, files and printers. No problem accessing my Windows shared file systems or accessing a Windows shared printer. No problem with Word or Excel docs going back and forth. Remote Desktop works perfectly, so I can access my home or office machines from the EEE.
It's not a replacement for a full featured desktop, but for many users who are interested in Web, email, Word, Excel, PDF, etc... it's a winner.
For the most part, sales in Q4 2007 are low because of limited supply.
For those with more than a passing interest see: »www.eeeuser.com/
In any event, I'm selling my Dell Axim X51V as it has no further use for me. | |
Maranello
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join:2000-12-08
Butler, PA | reply to Rob
Wil Harris did a review on his video poscast Unwired you might like.
»www.unwiredshow.tv/2007/10/31/14···-eee-pc/ | |
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