Why I am planning on purchasing an eee.

The eee PC is a sub-notebook that is made by Asus (not Acer, although they both have laptop line with fancy car names (Lamborghini and Ferrari)).

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Here are the specs from the Asus website:

Model Name	Eee PC 8G	Eee PC 4G	Eee PC 4G Surf	Eee PC 2G Surf
Display	7″	7″	7″	7″
Intel CPU & Chipset	●	●	●	●
Operating System	Linux Windows XP compatible	Linux Windows XP compatible	Linux Windows XP compatible	Linux Windows XP compatible
Color	Pure white/ Galaxy black	Pure white/Blush pink/Sky blue/Lush green/Galaxy black	Pure white/Blush pink/Sky blue/Lush green/Galaxy black	Pure white/Blush pink/Sky blue/Lush green/Galaxy black
Ethernet Communication	●	●	●	●
WLAN	●	●	●	●
Memory	1G (DDR2)	512 MB (DDR2)	512 MB (DDR2)	512 MB (DDR2)
S.S.D. Storage (Solid-State Disk)	8G	4G	4G	2G
Camera	●	●	-	-
Audio	Hi-Definition audio Stereo speaker Microphone	Hi-Definition audio Stereo speaker Microphone	Hi-Definition audio Stereo speaker Microphone	Hi-Definition audio Stereo speaker Microphone
Battery	4 Cells, 2.8~3.5hrs*	4 Cells, 2.8~3.5hrs*	4 Cells, 2.8hrs*	4 Cells, 2.8hrs*
Weight	0.92 kg	0.92 kg	0.92 kg	0.92 kg

So why do I want this cute little laptop?

It’s portable: great for note-taking, using in bed, outside, anywhere.
Cheap: costs about $400
Runs pre-installed Linux out-of-the box, although I will probably switch to Ubuntu.
Weighs only a pound.
Has webcam!

Written by kpsychwave

March 30, 2008 at 10:12 pm

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