SlashGear Japan
There will be four models, all including some variation of an Intel processor, an SSD drive, and a Linux/Windows XP OS. From top to bottom there is the 8G, 4G, 4G Surf, and the 2G Surf.
The first two have a webcam and they all have a 4 cell battery, HD audio, stereo speakers, a microphone, Ethernet, and b/g WiFi. The 8G model is the one that they are really pushing; in case you hadn’t figured it out yet, the number and the G combination represent how much SSD storage each model has, so the 8G model has 8 gigabytes of SSD storage, 1GB of DDR2 and 3.5 hours of battery life.
From there it just kind of goes down hill, the two 4G models have a 4GB storage and 512MB DDR2, the difference between them is in the battery life, both surf models have 2.8 hours of battery life, the higher end models have 3.5. The 2G model has 2GB of storage and 256MB of DDR2. They all come with some variant of Linux on them, but they are all supposedly Windows XP compatible. Personally, I kind of like it, and depending on price, I might buy one.
Asus Eee PC officially announced [via pclaunches]
5 Responses to “Asus Eee PC officially official”
JO October 16, 2007
Cute.
NeutralOrclev October 17, 2007
My last laptop was a small ASUS, which worked pretty good till the HD decided to fail. The problem with the model I had was the HD isn’t accessible from anywhere. I tried to find instructions for disassembling the laptop to get at the HD, but from everything I read it’s a rather grueling process and really not worth it for a laptop I paid $500 for 5 years ago. That being said, I’m really looking forward to one of these. I’ll probably replace the OS with a ultra-tiny build of Linux and use it as a mobile web/e-mail/office system with maybe a few developer tools.
NeutralStuart Halliday October 18, 2007
Why do people use pictures of foreign coins for scale? I’ve no idea how big that coin is.
Why not simply use a ruler? We all know how big an inch or a centimetre is and it works with every person in the world.
NeutralJames Allan Brady October 18, 2007
good point stuart, i usually compare the gadgets i get to other similar gadgets, then again i have yet to receive anything other than phones, doing that with a laptop would drive people crazy, lol
NeutralRhea November 25, 2008
I have an eeePC 4G Surf, with Linux, however I upgraded to XP to have an easier view on my eyes, since I wasn’t accustomed to Linux. The PC takes too long to boot up because of XP, but I am not sure how to re-install the version of Linux that was on there in the first place, Any advice?
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