Comments on: Asus Eee PC http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/ RasterWeb! has been publishing insights and such since 1997... Fri, 18 May 2012 14:21:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Pete Prodoehl http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7892 Pete Prodoehl Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:18:30 +0000 http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/#comment-7892 jan, I have not yet, but plan to get an Eee PC before the end of the year. I'll be sure to post as soon as I get one. jan, I have not yet, but plan to get an Eee PC before the end of the year. I’ll be sure to post as soon as I get one.

]]> By: jan (eee fan) http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7891 jan (eee fan) Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:15:03 +0000 http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/#comment-7891 now the asus it available. did you buy one? now the asus it available. did you buy one?

]]> By: Pete Prodoehl http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7754 Pete Prodoehl Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:06:09 +0000 http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/#comment-7754 Mike, I'll be keeping an eye on reviews, and I am sure there will be dozens, if not hundreds in the coming weeks. Hopefully quality will not be an issue. Right now I'm more worried about getting my hands on one without pre-ordering (which I won't do) since the demand seems to be so great for these. Mike, I’ll be keeping an eye on reviews, and I am sure there will be dozens, if not hundreds in the coming weeks. Hopefully quality will not be an issue. Right now I’m more worried about getting my hands on one without pre-ordering (which I won’t do) since the demand seems to be so great for these.

]]> By: Pete Prodoehl http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7739 Pete Prodoehl Sat, 27 Oct 2007 22:50:16 +0000 http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/#comment-7739 I saw the 'no terminal' comment, and since it's a Linux machine I'm pretty confident the developer community will fix that right quick. Other distros on it would also be cool. I want it to be a super-portable communication and computing machine, nothing for heavy duty work obviously. As for the 'crunch' factor, I was already considering what sort of protective case could be made/purchased for it, since it is so light and small, even with a case it should be more diminutive that a typical laptop. I saw the ‘no terminal’ comment, and since it’s a Linux machine I’m pretty confident the developer community will fix that right quick. Other distros on it would also be cool. I want it to be a super-portable communication and computing machine, nothing for heavy duty work obviously.

As for the ‘crunch’ factor, I was already considering what sort of protective case could be made/purchased for it, since it is so light and small, even with a case it should be more diminutive that a typical laptop.

]]> By: Matt Gauger http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/comment-page-1/#comment-7736 Matt Gauger Sat, 27 Oct 2007 18:55:54 +0000 http://rasterweb.net/raster/2007/10/27/asus-eee-pc/#comment-7736 It comes running Xandros Linux, but most likely all the distros will make installers for it shortly after it is released. One issue (especially pertaining to managing servers / general geek-hackery) that I read in a review is that they may have hidden the terminal application from the user, but I don't think the reviewer bothered to switch it over into Gnome instead of the simplified window manager it usually runs. Also, it runs Linux, we can put whatever want on it, with a little work :) I'm waiting to see how durable it is in future reviews, as so far it's just been the "it's so tiny, it works, and it looks good!" reviews. I want to be able to throw this thing in a bag with 3 heavy math textbooks and not have it go *crunch* It comes running Xandros Linux, but most likely all the distros will make installers for it shortly after it is released.

One issue (especially pertaining to managing servers / general geek-hackery) that I read in a review is that they may have hidden the terminal application from the user, but I don’t think the reviewer bothered to switch it over into Gnome instead of the simplified window manager it usually runs. Also, it runs Linux, we can put whatever want on it, with a little work :)

I’m waiting to see how durable it is in future reviews, as so far it’s just been the “it’s so tiny, it works, and it looks good!” reviews. I want to be able to throw this thing in a bag with 3 heavy math textbooks and not have it go *crunch*

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