ASUS Eee - deal you may know of

[Evan Leibovitch]

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> Changing harddrives on a laptop only requires knowledge of how to operate a small phillips screw driver.
>   
It is sometimes more than just the hardware swap. I recall that some
laptops of a few years ago (and certainly some older thinkpads) had
BIOSs that would only recognize certain hard disks as being supported.
It is likely not the case being described here but is worth a check on
the web if anyone has had problems replacing a disk.

>> The way economy is going, one has to try and get as much value for
>> every dollar as possible. I have noticed people posting really good
>> computer deals in the past. Would anyone be aware of a current deal
>> involving ASUS EEE? Which model offer the best value for the money? I
>> am leaning toward the solid state disk to avoid my current pains in
>> the future.
I would just make the point that there are now quite a few very good
EeePC competitors around, including (but not limited to):

HP Mini-Note
Acer Aspire One
MSI Wind
Dell Inspiron Mini 9
Lenovo IdeaPad S10

As was mentioned in last night's NewTLUG talk on netbooks, one of the
critical differences between netbooks, that doesn't come out in feature
comparisons, is the keyboard design. In order to get a whole keyboard
into a 9"or 10" space, various compromises need to be made, and the
different vendors do different compromises. The Dell, for instance, has
no separate function keys -- if you want F1 you need to hold down "Fn"
and press 1. For some this is an acceptable compromise (in order to make
other keys bigger), for some it its not. So have a look, either on the
web or in person, at the keyboard layout of the units you're
considering. (my personal favourite so far is the HP layout).

- Evan


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