Phil Beards’ Weblog

Here is an interesting new release from Asus that could be a winner? A tiny notebook computer with solid state memory, built in web cam and wireless connectivity for around £200. The $200 PC has been talked about for a long time but this one looks like it could actually be viable. It is not unlike Apple’s new MacBook Air in that it doesn’t have a CD drive is very light and uses solid state memory, but much cheaper.

The other thing this PC has going for it is that it comes with Linux and a suite of open source software, no sign of a Microsoft product anywhere.

“The Eee PC doesn’t use a Microsoft operating system, which is part of the reason it’s so inexpensive. Instead, Asus supplies its own Linux-based graphical user interface. The laptop also ships with some 40 applications, which is arguably more than you’d get with a standard Windows laptop. It includes Firefox for browsing the Web, Skype, OpenOffice and SMPlayer for video playback.

Obviously, it being a Linux machine, users can download any amount of open source software — so long as it’ll fit on the hard drive. The Eee PC is theoretically fast enough to run Windows XP”

For £200 you can’t really go wrong. More info here.

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