eee PC? NO eee box!

[Don McKenzie]

Is this where PC boxes are heading?
$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/index.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=51

what's more, they are sticking with XP as an operating system.

Cheers Don...



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[atec77]

Don McKenzie wrote:

Is this where PC boxes are heading?
$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/index.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=51

what's more, they are sticking with XP as an operating system.

Cheers Don...



MM xp as a reasonably stable platform or that other thing > resource

hungry unstable shitty change because they can ?
the decision is easy

 

[The Real Andy]

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:11:01 +1000, atec77 <atec77NOSPAM@hotmail.com>
wrote:

Don McKenzie wrote:

Is this where PC boxes are heading?
$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/index.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=51

what's more, they are sticking with XP as an operating system.

Cheers Don...



MM xp as a reasonably stable platform or that other thing > resource
hungry unstable shitty change because they can ?
the decision is easy

EE wil have a hard time compared to this:
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/currentpromotions/index.html#row1

$500 Compaq Presario C793VU IntelŽ Celeron™ 2.13GHZ, 1GB RAM, 120GB
HDD, DVD Burner, 15.4" Screen,
WindowsŽ Vista™ Basic. FF409PA

Even if you hate vista, you can replace it with Linux and it still
blows all over the EE. As a bonus you also get keyboard, monitor and
dvd burner

 

[atec77]

The Real Andy wrote:

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:11:01 +1000, atec77 <atec77NOSPAM@hotmail.com
wrote:

Don McKenzie wrote:
Is this where PC boxes are heading?
$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/index.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=51

what's more, they are sticking with XP as an operating system.

Cheers Don...



MM xp as a reasonably stable platform or that other thing > resource
hungry unstable shitty change because they can ?
the decision is easy


EE wil have a hard time compared to this:
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/currentpromotions/index.html#row1

$500 Compaq Presario C793VU IntelŽ Celeron™ 2.13GHZ, 1GB RAM, 120GB
HDD, DVD Burner, 15.4" Screen,
WindowsŽ Vista™ Basic. FF409PA

Even if you hate vista, you can replace it with Linux and it still
blows all over the EE. As a bonus you also get keyboard, monitor and
dvd burner
shopping at a wholesaler I can do asus board 256m pci video 160 gig

drive 1 gig ram etc no screen + dvd burner mouse and kb running fedora
under 400 with a 4800 Amd chip easily .. seem to be a popluar machine

 

[Mik DaDik]

The Real Andy wrote:

$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

EE wil have a hard time compared to this:
http://www.harveynorman.com.au/currentpromotions/index.html#row1

$500 Compaq Presario C793VU IntelŽ Celeron™ 2.13GHZ, 1GB RAM, 120GB
HDD, DVD Burner, 15.4" Screen,
WindowsŽ Vista™ Basic. FF409PA

Even if you hate vista, you can replace it with Linux and it still
blows all over the EE. As a bonus you also get keyboard, monitor and
dvd burner

Whilst what you say is true... you are not comparing like with like...

the Ebox is a small footprint PC that can be bolted onto an LCD screen
so that it is hidden away from view.

No matter what you do a notebook PC will take up more desk real estate
that the ebox...

I see applications in my work environment like building it with a fold
down LCD screen and small k/b into a 1 or 2 RU rackmount.. Couple it
with a KVM and have several in the 2 RU case. This would make a very
cheap monitor PC or print server or what ever...

Also could work as a HTPC (not sure if it is powerful enough) but I am
sure it could have uses in embedded applications as well

Mik

 

[David Segall]

Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> wrote:

Is this where PC boxes are heading?
$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/index.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=51

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here Don. Since the

mini-computer was launched there has always been a trade-off between
computing power, size and price. For example, at about the same price
after adding XP and a wireless N adaptor, you can have a far more
powerful system if you don't mind the big ugly case
<http://tinyurl.com/6k9prv>.

what's more, they are sticking with XP as an operating system.
That's probably because the computer is not powerful enough to run

Vista. Vista is now cheaper than XP.

 

[Don McKenzie]

David Segall wrote:

Don McKenzie <5V@2.5A> wrote:

Is this where PC boxes are heading?
$420AUD for a PC that runs on 20W of power, and can bolt to the back of
an LCD monitor.

It's the Asus EEE revolution doing it's thing again.

http://event.asus.com/eeepc/microsites/eeebox/en/index.html
http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewforum.php?id=51

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make here Don. Since the
mini-computer was launched there has always been a trade-off between
computing power, size and price. For example, at about the same price
after adding XP and a wireless N adaptor, you can have a far more
powerful system if you don't mind the big ugly case
http://tinyurl.com/6k9prv>.
what's more, they are sticking with XP as an operating system.
That's probably because the computer is not powerful enough to run
Vista. Vista is now cheaper than XP.

Sure David, it isn't a powerful beast, but I can imagine that within 5
years, this may well be the size of the average PC box. It is the way it
is heading. External USB DVD/CD/RW drives are very cheap, I now carry
one with me on my travels.

All you need is either a rental LCD screen from the motel, or a decent
DVI to TV converter for traveling, and you can forget the notebook.

Maybe a 7" to 10" VGA LCD carry screen may fit the bill.
This way, you just upgrade a decent mini-box when you need to, or when
the next wizz-bang unit comes along.

I also love the fact that the standard drive is removable. Opens up a
lot of possibilities.

Will I be buying an EEE Box? Possibly not. A little short on grunt for
the price at the moment.

OH, the Vista argument
I have read so much against Vista, that I am holding out for W7, just my
personal opinion.

Cheers Don...



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