Arne at unicap-imaging just forwarded the address to his Eee PC hands on review to me. It’s a great look at the device and he is one of the lucky few to already have a pre-production model as the webcam software uses the unicap toolkit. His system is the 900mhz, 512MB, 4GB storage space variant.
Most interesting in the review:
- On his 4GB model, 1.3 GB left to the user [does this mean for those who opt for the 2gb variant, less software will be installed?]
- SDHC card reader
- Replaceable RAM up to 1GB (See this picture, solid proof for those doubting yesterday’s news)
- 5200 mAh battery, 3-4 hours
- much, much more including lsusb output and installed applications information
Thanks, Arne!
article: http://unicap-imaging.org/unicap_eeepc.htm
more discussion: http://www.eeeuser.com/forums/viewtopic.php?id=223Â
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How would I connect my Raptor drive to this ?
There are better chat programs for Linux than MSN – and I think some of them are able to emulate MSN (connect with it)…
i use gaim/pidgin in linux and adium on mac, both very good chat programs with compatibility to most networks. (adium is based on the gaim lib at the core).
@terror – put it in a USB box and plug it in.
@May – you should be able to connect to the MSN network, but probably won’t be able to do it with MSN’s client software – use some other chat program and you’ll be good to go.
Does anyone know if this unit will boot off of the USB port… so that if we have one of those USB devices, or USB powered mini-hard drive device that we can boot a different version of LINUX from that “external” device?
My friend has one shipped yesterday in Taiwan, I’m disappointed with the softwares it buddled. It is 4G/512MB with WiFi & 0.3 Mega Camera, the software did not function well,the touch pad is not responsed sometimes, and it is running hotter than normal laptop. this model is NT11,100 here in Taiwan. the first sale of 2000 pcs is not sold out as local news reported. I will wait and see the 2nd generation of eeePC and buy one if they fixed the *hot* hardware and software smoother.
by the way, you can boot the from the USB DVD-ROM to install OS likes Windows XP, it is confirmed running well.
fix: the first 2000pcs is sold out at release day (Oct 16), the local news reported. but it’s not true as some guys found there’s some in stores today.
users can add 1GB DDR2 RAM to the slot in the bottom, but there will be no warranty if one do so. and the warranty is only one year for the body, 6 month for the battery. no terminal software likes xterm… rxvt…etc bundled so Linux Guru might have to hack it from USB boot
The XP Home bundled eeePC will be released on November, price will be NT$800~1500 higher. all of the eeePC made in China, not in Taiwan, Taiwan Asus plants build the top line products only.
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