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Kangum:

this laptop starts at 300.00 USD. so you have to sort of keep in mind what the goals were. i think the overall build quality is ok but the keyboard does sort of disappoint me. mainly its size. the keys are not just close they are actually smaller in size wich takes awhile to get used too.

my main concerns when i bought this was

1.weight. it weighs 2 pounds. light as a feather and small.
2.cheap. starts at 300 usd. so if i lose it no big deal.
3.functional. its a fully functional computer. i check email, surf the web, even run a few games.

here is a site dedicated to this laptop.
 http://forum.eeeuser.com/

quarterback:
This looks really cool and it was actually this thread that got me off my butt to sell the PDA I bought in 2005 and have never used.   Even though it's not as pretty, I may buy a cloudbook when they come out later this month.  The 30-gig hard drive in those is a plus for me.  I'm not sure I'd be able to deal with just the 2gb or 4gb from the EEE.

How much did it cost to upgrade the RAM?

Kangum:

--- Quote from: quarterback on January 13, 2008, 01:05:17 am ---This looks really cool and it was actually this thread that got me off my butt to sell the PDA I bought in 2005 and have never used.   Even though it's not as pretty, I may buy a cloudbook when they come out later this month.  The 30-gig hard drive in those is a plus for me.  I'm not sure I'd be able to deal with just the 2gb or 4gb from the EEE.

How much did it cost to upgrade the RAM?

--- End quote ---

ram was 45 for ddr 667 at newegg or 35 for ddr 533. you can use either.

the cloudbook looks cool but i dont care for via cpu at all. it should have decent battery life though. i heard it will be appearing in walmarts so you will be able to go check em out in store.

I used a program called nlite wich removes things like foreign language packs to shrink down the install. with all updates and service packs my install was 600 mb. overall i just install what i need and treat it like a portable not a desktop replacement. all my music and stuff like that goes on my macbook.

I like having a solid state disk its alot more durable when getting tossed around. standard hard drive shock and movement can make the arm bounce up and down on the platter and cause data loss.

quarterback:

--- Quote from: Kangum on January 13, 2008, 03:49:43 pm ---the cloudbook looks cool but i dont care for via cpu at all.
--- End quote ---

I've been unsuccessful in trying to find some kind of benchmark / speed test comparing these CPUs to each other, or to standard desktop or laptop CPUs.  Is there such a thing somewhere or is the CPU world just to convoluted at this point?

Also, is there something I should know about the VIA cpu that I might not know?


--- Quote ---it should have decent battery life though. i heard it will be appearing in walmarts so you will be able to go check em out in store.
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The battery life was another thing, in addition to the hard drive space, that appeals to me.  Also, SOME of the articles about the cloudbook say that it will have bluetooth built in, but according to the everex website, I don't think that's true.   I guess it's hard to tell since there are other versions of the cloudbook already released overseas under different names and in different configurations.


--- Quote ---I like having a solid state disk its alot more durable when getting tossed around. standard hard drive shock and movement can make the arm bounce up and down on the platter and cause data loss.
--- End quote ---

I'm basically looking for a lite version of a laptop to travel with.  I bought a PDA with wireless keyboard and mouse (and built in wireless and BT) to try and fill that ticket, but it never really did it for me.   When I travel I HAVE to have access to my email and apps like word etc.   I don't need a duo-core whatever to do that, so this kind of thing looks like it really fits the bill.  My current laptop weighs a TON (7 and a half pounds, I beleive) and is bulky as hell and fills up my carryon.  I would basically treat the cloudbook like my laptop, but not have to deal with all the weignt and space issues, so the standard hard drive would be no different than me having the laptop I currently own.
Thanks for the info, Kangum.

NiN^_^NiN:
Nice EEE PC Kangum :)

I got some pics of mine which should help with the size wise

I got the black model but they charged it as $499 down here in australia for the $399 model go figure  :'(







I havent tried mame yet but i'll try tonight if kungum doesn't :)

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