The £169 laptop
 

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/10...ches_minibook/

I know I want one - so much stuff, and what a great size! :)

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Yeah they are a nice sorta size to just pop in a bag....

Wander if my e220 HSDPA modem would work with the linux installed on it...
Becuase I'm thinking a nice small sub-notebook + HSDPA modem = Nice combo ;)

EDIT:
http://www.rm.com/secondary/products...cref=PD1030046

Sounds like they won't sell them to Joe public

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No video out? Shame :(

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Sounds to me like The Reg aren't sure. I'm sure, if they're selling them for that money for a profit, there's no reason why they shouldn't market them to the public.

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Was refering to the bit at the bottom of the RM page

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Ahh, fair enough. Well, we can but hope!

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Mind you http://www.rm.com/generic.asp?cref=G.../rmcomhome.asp states that most of the products can be bought for home learning.

Spose you could just tell them its for your son/daughter to do their school work on....


I did a google on the Asus name for that pc and there is someone else taking pre-orders but I can't remember where it was.

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Seems like they're taking orders here;

http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.a...ategory=GROUP4

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I may bag one of these.

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Do me a favour if you do.

Could you come back to Cable forum and post a review.

Its all very well these magazines.etc posting reviews but I think that sometimes you get a more down to earth realistic review if its from someone who's bought the product with their own money and actually been using it from day to day in the real world rather than some lab simulated test.

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I'd love to see a proper review.

Only one problem - external media? Obviously it'll take a USB stick, but no CD drive? So installing another operating system.?

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USB CD drive? Presumably it will boot from usb?

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Well GF is after a cheap basic laptop for her work online, so this may just fit the bill until I can afford the Mac Book Pro for her.

Rest assured I will do a review of them SHOULD I pre-order one. £169 is bloody cheap.

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Aye, true. It's certainly do-able. I'd love one just for the size!

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Same here. I'd love one so I don't have to log a full laptop around to do powerpoints. I see it does have a VGA output, so I might be tempted...

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i love it...

i'll take 2 please!

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for an extra 60 quid to 100 quid you get a fully featured albeit larger laptop. If you want one of these for anything other than very simple very light tasks then dont bother. Its a web browser basic office machine if you do any real work on it you have to carry usb sticks to store the data if you forget this and fill the 4 gig your stuck. My mobile fone can send email and browse the web ok its not a word processor but 200 quid so I can write some text and maybe play solitare while im out?? I do not think so

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Review:

http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3829

Battery life: 3 hours - dooh!

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LoL the Windows key on the keyboard is a bit defunct :)

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And there in lies the problem "somewhat larger" ;)

That said a sub 14" notebook isnt that bad to lug around but this would be a nice thing to have for when you want to travel light.

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Some lucky people are getting five at once:
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/11/02/five_eee_pcs/

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LoL eejits :) Tough luck imo, I'd have eBayed em, as, I imagine have many others :D

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Sounds kinda wishy-washy

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Here we go!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/EEE-PC-BNIB-NR...QQcmdZViewItem

:D

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lol nearly 300quid