Asus EEE PC

[Arthur Pemberton]

On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Sean Crago <cragos 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.
>
>  The EEE looks mighty tempting, but I'm waiting for the PC900 iteration
>  for precisely this reason. That said, it's still more screen than your
>  brother will ever need if he's comfortable with a TTY-style
>  environment. If not, you might be better off investing the same money
>  in a clunky & hefty old refurb P4 with a real screen.

Price and size are really also another issue. Old laptops fail
(normally) both of these. Anyone know of a brick and mortar store that
stocks EEE Pc? I suspect it would be best to actually open a text
editor on one of these. $300 is a fair price, but eyesight is
important.

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