Re: Recommends for a Linux laptop- preferably an abuse resistant model.

On 10/26/07, Bradley Hook [email protected] wrote:

I'm waiting to see how well the ASUS Eee PC turns out. There should be models on display at Best Buy within the next couple of weeks, so I'm hoping to play with one before I buy.

Me too. I've been fairly active editing the Wikipedia entry and on eeeuser.com. I really hope to get one at least by a couple months after the Christmas season. The biggest advantage is the size for the price. You can find all sorts of UMPCs with somewhat similar specs, but they all cost $1k+. Even at $399 for 4GB/512MB it's not a bad deal. Sure, you can get a generic cheap-as-crap full sized laptop for not much more, but then you're luggin around a 6lbs. 14"-15" monster instead of a <1kg & 7" portable.

Jon.