Tim Smith <reply_in_group@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 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. Â
>> `----
>
> ...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.
to paraphrase "Wi-Fi setup sucks":
As is well documented. Wait for the "advocates" to disagree rather than
actually do something about it.
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