[NBLUG/talk] EEE PC..

[steven smith]

> On Wed, Jul 9, 2008 at 7:55 AM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
>>   i got an EEE 900 from ZaReason.com, partitioned
>> specially my way and with Ubuntu 8.04 on it. came
>> right away. Now it's $499 after a $100 rebate.
>> http://www.zareason.com/shop
>>

Amazon has the standard 9" system also $100 off for $450.
http://www.amazon.com/Eee-PC-900-Display-Battery/dp/tech-data/B00191PKJK/ref=de_a_smtd

I bought a pre-configured linux box from Emperor long ago 
and ended up regretting it mostly because I was afraid to 
upgrade anything on it.  Documentation on what they had done 
to make the install work was lacking and they had some 
specialized software in the kernel and X.  If Ubuntu had 
been available at the time, I might not have been happier. 
I would guess that the ubuntu install didn't require 
anything special to make it work.

I think the sale might be going on because there is a new 
version of the eeepc that's supposed to be coming out in a 
few weeks that uses the intel atom chip and is supposed to 
have a better battery life.

Has anyone tried Ubuntu's Netbook Remix yet?

I found this really negative review from someone who bought 
the 20G 900 and upgraded(?) it to XP.  The native XP box is 
only available with 12Gb.  Seems he ran out of room for his 
applications quickly for some reason. :)
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2XS3JH0DPOOIL/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R2XS3JH0DPOOIL

Steve S.