A very different design
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| jhansonxi Jul 20, 2008 3:07 PM EDT |
Using a MIPS-like Loongson CPU (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loongson) is very different from all the x86 offerings but I wonder how well it will support YouTube. The dual-boot USB-key storage is a nifty idea for mitigating portability issues. |
| Steven_Rosenber Jul 20, 2008 3:55 PM EDT |
"less than 400 euros" ... aka $800. More than a bit too pricey. |
| tracyanne Jul 20, 2008 4:19 PM EDT |
Yes the price needs to drop a bit more, because, at the current exchange rate, that's still $800 AU, and given that there seems to be a bigger mark up here it's probably closer to $1000 AU |
| bigg Jul 20, 2008 4:20 PM EDT |
At first I thought it was expensive as well, but it has a 10" screen and weighs just over 2 pounds. Plus everything is stored on USB, and it has all the multimedia set up for the user. So it's more like an ultralite laptop with Mandriva preinstalled. If I were in the market for something I would look at it seriously. It would be a good option for when I'm flying around the country. |
| Steven_Rosenber Jul 20, 2008 7:00 PM EDT |
Linux doesn't need an ultralight or ultrasmall laptop. It needs an ultracheap laptop. The ASUS Eee's biggest selling point is neither size (small), battery life (also small) or even OS. It's the $299 price point (which is all but history in the latest models, which are smaller than the average dual-core, "full-size" laptop and also more expensive). Most weeks, you can pick up a laptop with 2GB of RAM, a dual-core processor and maybe 100GB hard drive for $450, sometimes $400 (maybe with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB hard drive). An underpowered Linux laptop won't succeed costing $500 or more. That's why my initial optimism over the HP 2133 has been dashed when I see reports on performance and price. |
| jdixon Jul 20, 2008 7:15 PM EDT |
> An underpowered Linux laptop won't succeed costing $500 or more. Agreed. A full powered one might, but not an underpowered one. Asus was right at the edge with it's $400 unit. Everything since has been too expensive. |
| bigg Jul 21, 2008 5:40 AM EDT |
Is there detailed information about the hardware? I didn't see any, maybe I missed it. I'm assuming that at that price the performance will be satisfactory. My experience with lowend laptops (two of them anyway) is that they're poorly built, such as keys falling off the keyboard, a little on the heavy side, and have design limitations such as only two USB ports. |
| Sander_Marechal Jul 21, 2008 5:44 AM EDT |
@bigg: Was that a low-end laptop is in "a normal laptop using cheaper parts", i.e. low-end as in low-price? Or low-end like the Eee PC, i.e. low-end as in low-spec? Don't mistake those two. There's a world of difference :-) |
| bigg Jul 21, 2008 7:30 AM EDT |
I'm referring to cheaper parts. When I look at laptops I see nothing I'd want to buy for less than $800. As noted above, I don't know what the specs are for the Gdium. I wouldn't pay $20 for a laptop that doesn't do what I need it to do. |
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