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____/ bbgruff on Tuesday 03 June 2008 12:28 : \____
> The new Asus 10" model has been announced.
>
> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/03/asus_eee_1000/
>
> The headline is that the XP verion (1000H) is cheaper than the Linux 1000
> version - but beware. the XP version has an 80GB HD, while the the Linux
> version comes with a 40GB SSD.
>
> All interesting stuff, though the specs (and price) are now comparable with a
> cheap conventional laptop? Granted, this is a lot smaller and a lot handier.
> In fact, my own reaction is that this really *is* an "educational needs" (one
> per student) device for use in the "first world", particularly with a SSD
> that size.
>
> Another interesting point - I think that the XP version has now ecxceeded the
> limit of the MS discount spec, has it not?
> i.e. Atom processor, 10" non-touch display, 80GB disk are all "on the limit",
> but if El Reg has it right, it comes with 2GB RAM, which is double
> the "allowed" limit?
> Perhaps The Register has got it wrong, or maybe my memory is faulty?
>
> One last point to you good people, if I may:
> Whether Linux or XP, any machine which has a pre-loaded Linux option like
> this
> means that the range is "Linux ready". Lately, we have seen a large number
> of new models to which this applies. I hope it's also true of the new little
> Dell.
I haven't looked yet, but based on what I've seen earlier, it's the other way
around. Linux gets double of everything (RAM, HD capacity, etc). I'll check
this in a moment.
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