Goonie
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
On Nov. 26th, I ordered the new ASUS Eee PC from Amazon. They said it was back orderd and wouldn't ship until AFTER Dec 27th. A postal clerk called me this morning to tell me that it was at the PO, and I could pick it up. Slightly ahead of schedule! YEA!
I charged the battery, ran through the 'Initial Setup' which only took a couple of minutes, logged onto my WIFI, and here I am! The keyboard is rather small, but I think that I'm adapting to it fairly well.....gotta get 'spell check' enabled though!
It will be GREAT for traveling, or just grabbing it to take anywhere! It only weighs ~2#, and is only 9" x 6" x 1.5". About the size of a hard back book, and not much heavier either. It's not a dektop replacement by any means, nor a replacement for a normal sized notebok if you use it for hours on end. But for an hour or 2 at a time, and for checking email, surfing, writing letters, and the typical stuff you'd want to do on vacation or when out running errands, or even just sitting on the deck or patio.....it's wonderful!!!
It comes loaded with a version of Xandros Linux, and boots up in 15 SECONDS, and shuts down in 10 seconds. (The owners manual gives step-by-step instructions for installing Windows XP if you want to.) starts in "Easy Mode", but you can change it so it looks and feels like Windows XP.....which is what I'll do probably. Definitely keeping LINUX......don't need XP.
So, if your in the market for an inexpensive, small, notebook for travel & such, check this little baby out! It's neat!
I charged the battery, ran through the 'Initial Setup' which only took a couple of minutes, logged onto my WIFI, and here I am! The keyboard is rather small, but I think that I'm adapting to it fairly well.....gotta get 'spell check' enabled though!
It will be GREAT for traveling, or just grabbing it to take anywhere! It only weighs ~2#, and is only 9" x 6" x 1.5". About the size of a hard back book, and not much heavier either. It's not a dektop replacement by any means, nor a replacement for a normal sized notebok if you use it for hours on end. But for an hour or 2 at a time, and for checking email, surfing, writing letters, and the typical stuff you'd want to do on vacation or when out running errands, or even just sitting on the deck or patio.....it's wonderful!!!
It comes loaded with a version of Xandros Linux, and boots up in 15 SECONDS, and shuts down in 10 seconds. (The owners manual gives step-by-step instructions for installing Windows XP if you want to.) starts in "Easy Mode", but you can change it so it looks and feels like Windows XP.....which is what I'll do probably. Definitely keeping LINUX......don't need XP.
So, if your in the market for an inexpensive, small, notebook for travel & such, check this little baby out! It's neat!