Eee PC hands on?

[Shawn O'Shea]

On 12/17/07, Shawn O'Shea <shawn at eth0.net> wrote:
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> > Any scuttlebutt about updates for Eee PC? I don't need this right away
> > and can wait if something better is in the pipeline.
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> The only other thing I've seen in the pipe that I'm considering is the
> "Cloudbook". This is supposed to be Everex's laptop followup to their 200$
> Walmart-sold desktop gPC. Also running Google's Linux variant, it's supposed
> to have a VIA chip, a 30GB HDD, and DVI out (as opposed to the Eee's
> Celeron, 4 or 8 GB SSD and VGA out). Supposedly this will be announced at
> CES in January [ source:
> http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/10/everexs-nanobook-becomes-the-cloudbook-gets-gos/]
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Resurrecting an old thread here to followup on my own comments :)

Now, that CES has rolled around, more details on the Cloudbook I mentioned
when this thread first made the rounds have come out.

Engadget got a chance to play with the system a little at:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/08/hands-on-with-the-packard-bell-easynote-xs-nanobook/
They are also now reporting that the systems will be available in Wal-Mart
stores as of Jan 25:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/09/everexs-cloudbook-coming-to-wal-mart-by-months-end/

Quick cut-n-paste of details from above post: "1.2GHz VIA C7-M CPU, 512MB of
RAM, a 30GB hard drive, and a 800 x 480 display for the extra-affordable
price of $399"

-Shawn
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