[geeks] Whee! The EEE is available in the US

Joshua Boyd jdboyd at jdboyd.net
Wed Oct 31 11:37:09 CDT 2007


On Wed, Oct 31, 2007 at 12:42:47PM -0400, nate at portents.com wrote:
> > This is a more conventional laptop, it can run WinXP, the RAM can be upped
> > to 1 Gig
> 
> Can be upgraded after you break a seal and void your warranty.  And good
> luck fitting XP in 4GB of storage.  And a 7" screen that's 800x480? 
> Pathetic.  Nokia has a 800x480 4.13" screen in it's N770, 800, and 810.
> 
> Too many misses.  Maybe someone else will come out with a more reasonable
> machine now.

How much of a miss they are is relative to price though.  At the
original $200 I would have said that I could easily live with the
screen.  But not for $400.



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