On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:12:49 -0800, Tim Smith wrote:
> In article <23600541.CGT8nehPPb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>> | ZaReason, which distributes Everex products, said on its Web site
>> Friday | that
>> | the Cloudbook had sold out. Everex had shipped a few hundred
>> Cloudbooks to | ZaReason, Kim said. As of Friday, the PC was not yet
>> available on | TigerDirect
>> | or Newegg.
>> `----
>
> ...and returned shortly afterwards:
>
> Things just get worse and worse for Everex's Cloudbook, previously
> thought to be a competitor to the popular Asus Eee PC, as the first
> company to actually ship the mini laptop has ceased selling it.
> ZaReason says they've lost so much money in shipping out refunds (due
> to bank transaction fees) that it's no longer profitable for them to
> sell it. Why would so many people want refunds? Because the laptop's
> kind of a crapfest, according to last week's Laptop Mag
> review—partially because the touchpad is placed in a horrible,
> horrible spot. But if you really want one, Wal-Mart's got it listed
> on their website.
>
> <http://gizmodo.com/359362/everex-cloudbook-gets-dropped-by-its-first-
shi
> pping-company>
>
> And here's the Laptop Mag review:
>
> <http://blog.laptopmag.com/cloudbook-unboxing>
>
> This thing sure doesn't look like it is going to be much of an EEE
> competitor.
I've seen a couple of reviews - I'm interested BECAUSE it gets the
touchpad out of the traditional insane location - the damned thing is
always getting in my way.
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