[Discuss] EEE

[Rajiv Khaneja]

How do you find the resolution? I almost bought one but paused when I saw
the resolution....

On 11/28/07, Daniel M German <dmgerman at uvic.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Well, in an irrational moment I bought an EEE. It was like (i have
> been told :) walking into a shoe store and ending with shoes you were
> not expecting to buy.
>
> I got the 4G, black model. So far, it is great. I am _very_
> impressed. I have recommended it to at least 2 people who were no
> linux users and are very happy with a "Easy Mode" and the fact that
> they can do soo much without having to install anything (one of them
> installed Eclipse, just for kicks :)
>
> It is half the size (both weight and dimensions) of my macbook. I
> haven't had a Linux laptop for the last 4 years. I got tired of
> "recompiling my kernel". This computer works out of the box. I
> connected an HP printer and worked like a charm. It autodetected my
> network printer without me doing anything. It even mounts an ipod (if
> vfat formatted).
>
> My only complain so far is that the buttons of the touchpad are _very_
> stiff.
>
> I am not sure why I needed it :) but it certainly is a nice
> entertaining station: today in the kitchen I spend some time reading
> the NYTimes while listening to music.
>
> I think these computers are going to change the way people perceive
> Linux in the future.
>
> Anybody else has one?
>
>
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