ASUS EEE PC
So I finally got a ASUS EEE PC. I've wanted a small laptop for a while now, and there happened to be a great mail rebate option (valid in Canada until Aug 31st for anyone thinking about getting one).
I went with the 900 in Galaxy Black. The first thing I did was set it up to use Advanced Mode... the second thing I did was install nmap. It's quite a bit of fun... even in basic mode, I could see it being useful to a lot of people. I have a USB Enclosure and a spare DVD-RW, I'm going to assemble it and hook it up and see if it's detected. If it is, then it'll be perfect.
Attn Parents: If you're sending your kids away to college (it is that time of year), consider getting them one of these, and consider the Linux version. Really it has everything they need... it's nicely secured (compared to getting a full blown laptop)... In basic mode the ease of use is way up there and with a USB DVD-RW and maybe an external monitor, they have everything they need. Although the screen would be ok for watching DVDs.
I went with the solid state drives, but there is a option with a 80GB drive (I believe it was 80GB). Simply to play with solid state, and because it seems more logical for something that might get tossed around a bit.
Specs on mine:
8.9" Screen
900Mhz Celeron Processor
1GB RAM
4GB OS Drive (1.5GB seems to be used, with the remainder holding an image that I can restore to by holding F9 on boot (apparently)).
16GB Storage Drive (mounted as /home)
1.3M WebCam
3 x USB, 1xHeadphone, 1xMic, 1xVGA, 1xSD
A buddy of mine asked me if I was going to install Ubuntu EEE (http://www.ubuntu-eee.com/index.php5?title=Main_P...I don't have any plans yet… I haven't experienced any issues, and I've actually never used Xandros before (but I have a friend who's a big fan and has been recommending it)… So for now it's staying where it is… I hear the change is fairly simple though.
I recently got the 901 with Linux, primarily for my son to watch videos on, but for me to poke around on. I'm tempted to throw Ubuntu or Fedora on it so I have something I know better, plus Firefox on Xandros seem to crash after a few youtbube videos. Have you considered an alternate Linux OS? By no means a Linux newby here, just don't want to start down a trail that will lead to endless dicking around..