Eee PC hands on?

[Warren Luebkeman]

I have been using an eee PC and love it.  Highly recommend it to anyone 
looking for a more portable laptop.  

On Wednesday 09 January 2008 3:03 pm, Shawn O'Shea wrote:
> On 12/17/07, Shawn O'Shea <shawn at eth0.net> wrote:
> > > Any scuttlebutt about updates for Eee PC? I don't need this right away
> > > and can wait if something better is in the pipeline.
> >
> > 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/]
>
> 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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