[plug] Eee 901 and other "netbooks"
Jason
uq1 at hate-tank.net
Wed Sep 17 14:19:17 WST 2008
Further to this email, catchoftheday now have a Asus EEE 1000HD, XP edition for $498.
Cheers,
Jason.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 12:00:09PM +0800, uq1 wrote:
> 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."
> > -- (Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters)
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