http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/05/28/forget-the-asus-eeepc-901-heres-model-1001/ Technology news Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:15:02 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/28/forget-the-asus-eeepc-901-heres-model-1001/comment-page-1/#comment-96317 Anonymous Coward Thu, 29 May 2008 08:53:00 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/05/28/forget-the-asus-eeepc-901-heres-model-1001/#comment-96317 Really ASUS, you have dropped the ball on this UMPC thing. The best thing about the original eepc was the small size and the PRICE!!. Each release just gets more bloated in terms of size and cost, ie now you have to pay the M$ tax, making cheap lappies with a larger screen the best choice. Should have just put a bigger screen on the old 701 and left it at that........ Really ASUS, you have dropped the ball on this UMPC thing. The best thing about the original eepc was the small size and the PRICE!!.
Each release just gets more bloated in terms of size and cost, ie now you have to pay the M$ tax, making cheap lappies with a larger screen the best choice.
Should have just put a bigger screen on the old 701 and left it at that……..

]]> http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/28/forget-the-asus-eeepc-901-heres-model-1001/comment-page-1/#comment-96145 Ken Wed, 28 May 2008 19:59:46 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure: /2008/05/28/forget-the-asus-eeepc-901-heres-model-1001/#comment-96145 Or you could slap Linux on it and not have to worry about core licensing. XP is a poor choice in this case, it doesn't scale very well (Mobile or CE anyone ?) and there are limitations on memory and storage per Microsoft . I'm sure it runs, I remember running it in 512 meg with no problems. But a well tuned Linux Distro would blow the doors off. I guess you can buy the Linux version and put OEM XP on it but why? Or you could slap Linux on it and not have to worry about core licensing. XP is a poor choice in this case, it doesn’t scale very well (Mobile or CE anyone ?) and there are limitations on memory and storage per Microsoft . I’m sure it runs, I remember running it in 512 meg with no problems. But a well tuned Linux Distro would blow the doors off. I guess you can buy the Linux version and put OEM XP on it but why?

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