![]() Some pictures of the Eee, compared with an OLPC and a MacBook /donburr No Bluetooth, Can be easily remedied with a USB bluetooth adapter and some software hackery: h New Egg Word is that larger versions (10 inch?) coming Soon(tm) Touchpad and keyboard are a bit small, You can get used to it (took me 2-3 weeks), Screen is a bit small You can even replace the OS on the built-in flash disk, if you’re adventurous Uses standard Debian packaging (apt-get), opening you up to a wide variety of software, HackableĮasy to install and boot other OS’s using the USB ports (thumb drives) or SD card Great Internet communications machine, Very light and portable, Wide variety of software available Very compact, Good performance, Easy to use, Keyboard still feels reasonably “keyboard-y”, Handles multimedia pretty well (music, photos, videos) People coming over from Mac, or, dare I say it, MS-Windows will feel right at home More or less standard keyboard and touchpadĮee software is more “standard” than OLPCĮee uses a more or less standard Linux distribution, with a more or less standard program launcher and window system Uses the somewhat less efficient (but still very power-saving) Intel CPU and chipset ![]() Mesh WiFi networking – spreads the wifi access around a large areaĮee = more meant for the first world (maybe second world) Geode CPU and other chips are very power efficient the spill/dirt proof keyboard)īuilt for third world type countries, where power and networking aren’t always available ![]() ![]() The way I see it, they are really meant for two separate marketsīuilt very rugged (e.g. Now there are a whole host of small low-power devices based on Linux coming outĮverex is coming out with the Cloudbook, a Linux-based notebook similar in vein to the Eee, which will be sold cheaply at WalMartĬould very well represent the future of Linux on the desktop/in the home/etc. Started with the WalMart $200 Linux PC (made by Everex) It is one of the devices that started a trend Perfect kids computer simple to use, but powerful enough for school activities, websites, etc. Great for education – a lot of people I know are buying them for their kids Very popular with the Linux crowd, obviously But these two machines are really for different markets, I think see below so this doesn’t really apply)Ĭan be used as a general purpose computer, web, email, etc., writing and office tasks (it includes OpenOffice, the open source word processor/spreadsheet/etc.) Ports: VGA out 3 x USB 2.0 ethernet 1 x SD card slot audio in and out.Ĭost: $400 (the same as the OLPC Give 1 Get 1 – but note that with the OLPC, you are donating 1 laptop to a child, but with the Eee, you are only buying 1 for yourself. Networking: Built in 10/100 wired Ethernet 802.11b/g WiFi OS: Xandros Linux, with many programs built in for web browsing, email, Skype, music and video playback, etc. Video camera: Built in 640×480 video camera for taking stills or video and videoconferencing. Sound: Built in audio with speakers audio input/output ports available for microphones, headsets, etc. Graphics: Intel GMA 900 integrated graphics 7″ 800×480 LCD screen. Storage: Built in 2-8 GB (depending on configuration ordered) flash drive additional storage available using built-in SD card slot and USB slots (using USB thumb drives) Memory: 512 MB-4 GB (with expansion slot) available from the factory with 512 MB or 1 GB user-expandable to up to 4 GB by using the memory slot Last week I teased you mercilessly by promising you an interview with Donald Burr from Otaku No Podcast about his new EeePC, and then at the end I just ripped it out from under you and you were denied! Well I’ll make up for that now by giving you the promised interview: Today is Sunday, February 10th, 2008 and this is show #134. Macintosh, iPhone, Twitter, podcast, EeePC, accessibility, freeware, Buffalo, Open Source, Honda Bob Listen to the Podcast Once (44 min 13 sec) announcing the return of the MacRoundtable with additional hosts including me! Finally Bart gives us his review of MarsEdit from /marsedit/. In Chit Chat Across the Pond Bart and I make some Twitter corrections and additions including Twhirl from and Twitterfox from and the RTSP flaw in Quicktime has been repaired (again). Donald Burr of Otaku No Podcast reviews the EeePC including pictures at /donburr.
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