After seeing the sub-$300 Asus Eee PC netbook at Target, I did some research on other options, since a few Mod-Bloggers seemed interested. Best Buy has an Asus Eee PC model (900A) which is the same size as the Target model, but has a much faster (and more energy efficient) processor. Both have 512 MB RAM and 4 GB "solid state hard drive", and run a custom version of Linux. If you are willing to spend a little more and buy from Amazon you can get an upgrade from the BestBuy version with 20 GB SSD and an 8-hour battery or you can get a version with Windows XP Home on it. None of these have optical drives (CD-ROM or DVD-ROM) built in, but you can buy any standard USB external drive to use with them. Also, there are other models (MSI Wind, Acer ONE, and the Dell Inspiron Mini) if you are willing to explore other brands.
I am pretty interested in these little devices as an ultaportable writing tool that won't cost me an arm and a leg. Might be a way to resist upgrading to the newest MacBooks, when I really need more portability rather than more power.
Wait... did I read that correctly? Nomad is thinking about getting a computer that ISN'T on the Mac OS?
YanıtlaSilWow... History...
Nick,
YanıtlaSilIt isn't Windows, it is Linux. I already own two Linux devices and I use Windows at work. So it isn't history. :-)
Now, if my MAIN device were not a Mac, that would be momentous.
Besides, I am already researching how to hack an Eee PC to run MacOS X. Yes, it is possible.