[plug] Eee 901 and other "netbooks"

[Jason]

If you take a look at www.catchoftheday.com.au they have a special on a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 with 120gb, wifi and a 2ghz intel in it for $599, 
or $449 after the cash back offer.

HTH.

Cheers,

Jason.

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 11:50:26AM +0800, Trevor Phillips wrote:
> Going on an extended road trip soon, I'm sorely tempted to pick up
> something like an Eee, for the odd bit of wireless browsing, ebook
> reading, Starcraft, and portable web development. ^_^
> 
> Through doing a bit of reading online, I quite like the look of the
> Eee 901 model, both compared to other Eees, and the competition. In
> particular, I like the look of the simplified GUI it provides for
> general use. It's something that looks like I could buy, get working
> with minimal fuss, yet still be able to fire up a terminal and tinker
> under the bonnet.
> 
> The Eee 900 isn't too bad, with the main differences that I can see
> being the 901 has a faster and more energy efficient CPU, meaning, as
> well as more grunt, it has longer battey life too. The 901 also has
> Bluetooth, which would be a nice perk, but not a show-stopper.
> 
> The problem is - the 900 seems to be around $550, while the 901 seems
> to be more like $700 (even though the XP equivalent is under $650) -
> and hard to get hold of locally! $150 for a little bit more
> performance and battery life seems a bit steep...
> 
> Does anyone know any Perth places (or reliable online ordering) that
> would have the Linux 901 (pref. Black) for a more reasonable price?
> 
> The other alternative is to pick up a 700 for $300 somewhere, just as
> a filler & experiment, and get something a bit meatier when they're
> cheaper.
> 
> Or, there's the competitors "netbooks". I'd rather not start fiddling
> with full distro installs and fiddling with driver compatability so
> close to leaving, but it is an option.
> 
> Even Dell now have a pretty decent looking Netbook, the Dell Mini 9 -
> except in Australia they don't list the Linux version as an option,
> and I don't know if it'll arrive before we go. Oh, and it's a Dell.
> ^_^
> 
> Has anyone compared the Eees to the alternatives now filtering on to
> the market? Any recommended place in Perth that'd have stock & decent
> prices? ^_^
> 
> Thanks...
> 
> -- 
> Trevor Phillips - http://dortamur.livejournal.com/
> "On nights such as this, evil deeds are done. And good deeds, of
> course. But mostly evil, on the whole."
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