Comments on: Asus Eee PC 4G

By: Ploni Almoni

Ploni Almoni — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:03:46 +0000

Mac hardware is sometimes obsolete even *before* it’s released.

Of course, I didn’t get the Mac Mini because it was the absolute best hardware for the money, it was the combination of software and hardware, and the fact that it was good enough hardware for my needs at a decent price; regardless of competition with the equivalent PC. (Half the time running Vista.)

By: Head Geek

Head Geek — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:23:06 +0000

For at least the last decade, all computers have been obsolete by the time you got them out of the box.

By: Ploni Almoni

Ploni Almoni — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:56:17 +0000

The iMac got a major upgrade today (blogged about on my website, caught it first thing this morning on apple.com - nearly scooped the big ’sites) but no Mini upgrade. Rumor has it then that there will be a form-factor change too, because the old Mini changes always were in concert with the iMac. Probably in June with the big developer conference Jobs will give a keynote and woosh, a Mini Mac that *should* have been the one I bought.

By: Ploni Almoni

Ploni Almoni — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:05:27 +0000

Yeah, the Mini is due for a major upgrade too. I like the one that’s out now though, so why wait?

By: Head Geek

Head Geek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:05:34 +0000

So I see. Not a big deal though, I’m happy with this one, for now. I’ve already upgraded the RAM to 2GB (to avoid a flash-memory-degrading swap-file), and installed Ubuntu (the Xandros kernel couldn’t recognize more than a gigabyte, and I wanted to run the same OS on that one as I do on my main system).

I’m also planning to order a really fast 8GB SDHC card; I’ll store my personal data on that, then I should be able to swap it between the main system and the Asus fairly easily.

By: Ploni Almoni

Ploni Almoni — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:07:40 +0000

The next model, with a 1024×600 screen and 1G RAM, is already being reviewed.

http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/review/2008/04/16/Asus-Eee-PC-900/p1

By: Head Geek

Head Geek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:08:02 +0000

The Source, believe it or not. It’s one of the last places I would have thought to look for it. The guy there told me they were having a lot of trouble keeping it in stock though. And I read one article recently that said even Asus, the manufacturer, was only able to supply about a third of the demand for them — and that was before that recent battery plant fire, they’ll be getting even scarcer for the next little bit.

It was $399, which is the suggested retail price.

By: Ploni Almoni

Ploni Almoni — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:14:15 +0000

Hmmm, at least the eee is easier to find than the wii.

By: C-Squared

C-Squared — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:55:23 +0000

Congrats! I remember you talking about this a while back. What store did you find it in, and how much was it (if you don’t mind me asking). I can’t find it on either the FutureShop or the Best Buy websites.

By: Head Geek

Head Geek — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:44:00 +0000

May we both be very happy with them.