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Same for linux: for the first time in my life, a non-geek opened the computer box, switched on, setup the wireless and connected to me via skype in a matter of

Same for linux: for the first time in my life, a non-geek opened the computer box, switched on, setup the wireless and connected to me via skype in a matter of minutes, while chatting on the phone about other matters. [edit: with video, and voip without headset and free of voice speaker to microphone coupling] With the eee, desktop linux for everyone is a fact. [And 7 hours of battery--they claim 8, but 7 is also great.]

bootload 18y ago
"... With the eee, desktop linux for everyone is a fact. ..." It is but with a bit of a tweak. In Aus the eeePc and other Netbooks ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607402416589/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607402416589/ are really disrupting the notebook market. The prices are dropping from $1200 to $275 for the lowest spec machine ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2835213922/in/set-72157607402416589/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2835213922/in/set-72157607... But as the new models are trickling into the market 2 things are happening: - MS is subsidising the cost making the XP versions of the 901 upwards from AUD50 to AUD80 cheaper than the Xandros supplied machines - Asus is not releasing many Linux powered machines and the demand is high This is causing a lot of angst for linux users who don't want to purchase MS products. But yesterday I saw a good story at the Software Freedom day in Melbourne ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607387630079/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607387630079/ where a Ausus 901 was hacked to support Ubuntu with pretty much full hardware support ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2872451270/in/set-72157607402416589/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2872451270/in/set-72157607...
- albertcardona 18y ago
  Our eee came with xandros installed and in full working order. Nice pictures on flickr, thanks for sharing.
  - bootload 18y ago
    "... Our eee came with xandros installed and in full working order ..." Which version? 901, 1000?
    - albertcardona 18y ago
      1000 SSD 40 Gb
      - bootload 18y ago
        "... 1000 SSD 40 Gb ..." this one ... http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/07/10/Asus-Eee-PC-1000-40GB-SSD-Linux-Edition/p1 http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/07/10/As... "... Ahh with the HD. Nice, more power usage but you don't have as much problem with solid state storage & swap disk writes. ..." What I though might be wrong. Says here it's flash disk ~ http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/1107149-ssd-2-5-sata-40gb-sdscb-040g-000000.html http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/1107149-ssd-2-5-sata-40gb-s... so does that mean you have probs with swap-disk?
        albertcardona 18y ago
        A 'top' reveals there is no swap to speak of: Mem: 1028172k total, 588652k used, 439520k free, 46080k buffers Swap: 0k total, 0k used, 0k free, 354084k cached Is that what you mean?
        bootload 18y ago
        "... A 'top' reveals there is no swap to speak of: ... Is that what you mean? ..." Yes. This is with the Lin version so I wonder what they (Ausus) are doing not requiring a swap. It makes me think I'll have to look harder at the Ubuntu eee version to see if they swap if I get a eeepc.

bootload 18y ago

"... With the eee, desktop linux for everyone is a fact. ..." It is but with a bit of a tweak. In Aus the eeePc and other Netbooks ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607402416589/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607402416589/ are really disrupting the notebook market. The prices are dropping from $1200 to $275 for the lowest spec machine ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2835213922/in/set-72157607402416589/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2835213922/in/set-72157607... But as the new models are trickling into the market 2 things are happening: - MS is subsidising the cost making the XP versions of the 901 upwards from AUD50 to AUD80 cheaper than the Xandros supplied machines - Asus is not releasing many Linux powered machines and the demand is high This is causing a lot of angst for linux users who don't want to purchase MS products. But yesterday I saw a good story at the Software Freedom day in Melbourne ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607387630079/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/sets/72157607387630079/ where a Ausus 901 was hacked to support Ubuntu with pretty much full hardware support ~ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2872451270/in/set-72157607402416589/ http://flickr.com/photos/bootload/2872451270/in/set-72157607...

albertcardona 18y ago
Our eee came with xandros installed and in full working order. Nice pictures on flickr, thanks for sharing.
- bootload 18y ago
  "... Our eee came with xandros installed and in full working order ..." Which version? 901, 1000?
  - albertcardona 18y ago
    1000 SSD 40 Gb
    - bootload 18y ago
      "... 1000 SSD 40 Gb ..." this one ... http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/07/10/Asus-Eee-PC-1000-40GB-SSD-Linux-Edition/p1 http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/07/10/As... "... Ahh with the HD. Nice, more power usage but you don't have as much problem with solid state storage & swap disk writes. ..." What I though might be wrong. Says here it's flash disk ~ http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/1107149-ssd-2-5-sata-40gb-sdscb-040g-000000.html http://parts.digikey.com/1/parts/1107149-ssd-2-5-sata-40gb-s... so does that mean you have probs with swap-disk?
      - albertcardona 18y ago
        A 'top' reveals there is no swap to speak of: Mem: 1028172k total, 588652k used, 439520k free, 46080k buffers Swap: 0k total, 0k used, 0k free, 354084k cached Is that what you mean?
        bootload 18y ago
        "... A 'top' reveals there is no swap to speak of: ... Is that what you mean? ..." Yes. This is with the Lin version so I wonder what they (Ausus) are doing not requiring a swap. It makes me think I'll have to look harder at the Ubuntu eee version to see if they swap if I get a eeepc.