[TriLUG] Eee?

[David Brain]

Hi,

I know BJ's in Cary had one on display there (albeit not really
functional as it was just sitting at a login screen..).  They were
selling the 2G model for I think $299.  One of the guys here at work
bought one and brought it in, so I've had a chance to play with one a
little (think this was a 4G).  It seemed to be pretty functional other
than the small screen, but it wasn't all that sluggish (which was my
concern having seen one of the older N770s) and it really is pretty
small.

David.

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com> wrote:
>
>  I'm considering buying an Asus Eee, but am wondering:
>
>  * Can one get hands-on with an Eee locally? The main thing scaring me
>    off is the undersized keyboard, so I'd like to try before I buy. I'm
>    in ChHill close to Durham and RTP, could drive to Raleigh.
>
>  * How performant are filesystems mounted via SD or USB? I'm wondering
>    if it makes sense to get a 4G instead of a 2G: one could get
>    an additional 2G thumbdrive ~$20 instead of paying the $50 delta
>    (2G->4G), but perhaps the installed drive space is much more
>    performant?
>
>  TIA, Tom Roche <Tom_Roche at pobox.com>
>
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