Asus EEE PC

[Bradley Hook]

I'd recommend NOT using a MacBook. I've been using a MacBook for over a
year now, and the hardware quirks that show up in Linux are extremely
annoying (i.e., random video buffer corruption). In fact, I am planning
on "upgrading" to the new EEE which is due out soon, with 20GB of SSD
storage and a slightly larger screen. The EEE does have an external VGA
port, which I intend to connect to the 21 inch monitor on my desk for
stationary use. I've found that 90% of my heavy lifting (cpu-wise) is
now done on remote machines anyway, so the light and compact EEE is
looking like a very nice option for me.

Regarding the proprietary OS version running on the EEE, several people
have gotten Ubuntu to run on it. Some of the features have been broken
at various points, such as power control and wifi, but ASUS has been
working to release as much code as they can. Keep in mind that ASUS is
bound by contracts with the component manufacturers. Like with the
Openmoko situation, there are certain things that the hardware vendors
cannot open source by law (stupid U.S. laws). The nice thing is that
ASUS has made an effort to provide as much as they can. The power
control stuff has been released, and I hear there are hacks to get the
rest of the hardware fully functional without too much effort.

~Bradley

Jeffrey Watts wrote:
> I'd recommend a MacBook.  Wonderful hardware, good development
> environment, very easy to use.  And, of course, it's Unix.  If you
> want to run Linux, you can install it on it or use Parallels.
> 
> Jeffrey.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 4:13 PM, Arthur Pemberton <pemboa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have had one suggestion so far that the screen size makes this _not_
>>  a good machine (even) for casual coding.
>>
>>  My bro is far from a hard core coder.... infact the idea is to get him
>>  interested, or at least allow him the chance.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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~Bradley Hook
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