ASUS Eee PC 900: Is Bigger Better?

[Guest]

Increasing the screen size does more than let you see a whole Web page; it changes the emphasis of the ASUS Eee PC 900 from portability to compromise.

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[alantlchan]

Do not get fooled by Asus! How can you imagine if there is only 4GB in C:

I think most people do not expect it is 4GB + 12GB for Windows XP Home version or 4GB + 16GB for Linux version (P.2 is wrong in this article)

Asus does not mentioned that in the USA website
http/usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24&l2=0&l3=0&l4=0&model=2152&modelmenu=2

But mentioned in Taiwan website (Chinese, but anyone can read the SSD part)
http/tw.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24&l2=0&l3=0&l4=0&model=2152&modelmenu=2

 

[garydale]

One problem I have with the review is the Windows-centric approach to a machine that is built for Linux. My "favourite applications" all run on Linux but not necessarily on Windows.

Secondly, what's with the outdated fear-mongering about driver availability in Linux? Generally there are fewer driver problems with Linux than with Windows these days, for the simple reason that hardware manufacturers don't want to lose that share of their business.

With Windows you still get asked to provide driver disks and have to decide whether you want the latest Windows version or the manufacturers version. Not a problem with Linux.

Nor do you have to worry about a driver not being available for your version of Windows. With Linux the drivers are kept up to date and frequently back-ported to earlier versions of the kernel. Poor Windows users have to agonize over which version of Windows has the drivers for their hardware. And they to pay for their decisions.

 

[garydale]

alantlchan seems to have it right. There are two versions and both start with a 4G flash disk. I've also read another review that states you can get the smaller storage version with Linux for a reduced price. I haven't seen it advertised for sale anywhere however. Of course, it's still hard to find the new models advertised anywhere.