Acer's impressive One

fritzm said:
PS Please don't understand me wrong when I say the eee PC 700 gives the genre a bad name - it was an awesome idea and it was what got me enthusiastic about the whole concept, but it doesn't stand comparison to what is available now.
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Agree 100% here

Was looking at getting mine a few months ago until I saw what was now available. Now the Acer & MSI seems to be the leaders.
 
cbrunsdonza said:
Agree 100% here

Was looking at getting mine a few months ago until I saw what was now available. Now the Acer & MSI seems to be the leaders.
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Typing this on my MSI Wind U100. I can really recommend it. I got the one with Windows XP on it - I think you can get SUSE as well??

Big screen, excellent keyboard, pretty zippy and all the connectivity options you could want. Only thing that sucks is I got the 3 cell battery that only gives me about +- 2 hours in power saving mode. Trying to track down a 6 cell battery for it!
 
fritzm said:
No that is the eeePC 700 which is the very first model that started the whole lapbook trend. By current standards it is very limited - slow processor, 4GB SSD, 7" 800 pixel wide screen so you have to scroll sideways for most websites. For some reason no-one has brought in up-to-date models of the eeePC into SA which is a pity because it gives the whole genre a bad name. The Asus Aspire One is an entirely different kettle of fish - the equivalent eee PC would be the 901.

Fritz

PS Please don't understand me wrong when I say the eee PC 700 gives the genre a bad name - it was an awesome idea and it was what got me enthusiastic about the whole concept, but it doesn't stand comparison to what is available now.
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I saw some guy using one on the seat next to me on a plane, that's why I noticed the HiFi Corp ad, he was playing some RPG on it.

Site is back up
http://www.hificorporation.co.za/products/detail/asus_eee_pc_700_w/

ASUS EEE PC 700-W

R2899.99
DESCRIPTION
FEATURES
512MB Memory
Wi-Fi; SD Card Reader
Linux OS
4hr Battery Life
800x480 LCD
Intel 900mhz Pentium
Internal 2GB SSD Based Hard Drive
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Would've been impressive about 9 years ago.
 
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pkid said:
Typing this on my MSI Wind U100. I can really recommend it. I got the one with Windows XP on it - I think you can get SUSE as well??

Big screen, excellent keyboard, pretty zippy and all the connectivity options you could want. Only thing that sucks is I got the 3 cell battery that only gives me about +- 2 hours in power saving mode. Trying to track down a 6 cell battery for it!
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Just came back from Vodacom and by chance happen to get an opportunity to play with Acer. Must say these new netbooks (MSI / ACER) are miles ahead of the Asus.

So impressed that I ordered mine and should arrive Monday. Taking it on 250Meg for R280 pm as I need the backup bandwidth for peace of mind. You try doing emergency sysadmin only to find your line is down (even happens to Neotel).
 
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