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Mark Jose wrote: > Doubtless many will already know about the Asus eeePC, but if not - > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC > > is the wikipedia page about it - there are other links at the bottom, plus the > Asus homepage (UK section) has a piece on the announcement. > Yes, it runs Linux - seems to be a Xandros variant - which is Debian based so > there should be some good opportunities there for adding plenty of goodies. > Apart from the storage space and small screen, these seem to be a really good > little tool. The storage issue isn't really a problem anyway - they have 4 > USB ports so adding USB storage should be easy enough. > Looking forward to seeing how much they will be in the UK - I have seen > mention of £200 or more several times which is a little unfair when the US > price is likely to be $200 (which is currently £100). Even allowing for VAT, > it should run out at less than 120 quid - but nothing ever seems to work > quite that way does it! > > Mark > Ooh, I want one. I have my work laptop but having something small like this would be great for those times I don't want to lug a 15" laptop around. I wouldn't be surprised after it's release the price will start to come down a little, especially from places like Dabs and eBuyer. I also wouldn't be surprised if we started seeing these bundled with broadband or mobile connections. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html