Asus launches second-gen Eee PC
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| The 20GB model will come with Linux, Asus said, while the 12GB version will
| be pre-loaded with Windows XP Home Edition.
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http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/04/16/asus_launches_eee_900/
So, the Linux version comes with better hardware for the same price and also
with more software.
Related:
2007's most important IT lesson is spelled with an Eee
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| The Eee shows too just how out of date the 'is Linux ready for the desktop?'
| argument is. Yes it is. Anyone can pick up an Eee with its standard Linux
| distro - or with a number of freely available alternatives - and just use it.
| That alone revitalises the 'is this paid-for operating system value for
| money?' question.
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http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006830o-2000331777b,00.htm?new_comment
Microsoft can't even give it away
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| To sweeten the pill, there is also a considerable price incentive in buying a
| basic portable with GNU/Linux installed as opposed to one with Windows XP,
| which not only costs about 30 per cent more, but also has the nerve to
| require more storage space and memory.
| Firefox.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/11/microsoft-give-away
The Asus Eee PC (Part Three): The Alternative Distros
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| Here is a list to date of the ones that have been designed to work with it to
| a lesser or greater degree:
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| * DebianEeePC (installs Debian Lenny)
| * eeeXubuntu
| * EeePcLinuxOS Eeedora (a customised version of Fedora)
| * Arch
| * Ubuntu 7.10 (Gusty Gibbon)
| * Gentoo
| * OpenSuse
| * Backtrack3
| * gOS
| * pupEEE
| * Linpus
| * Mandriva 2008 Spring (scheduled for 9 April, official release)
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http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/columns/asus_eee_pc_part_three_alternative_distros
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