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Old 07-13-2008, 07:19 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by Elsi View Post
Well, you're willing to spend a lot more than I am. I'm strongly leaning toward the EEE PC 901 from Asus, though the Wind from MSI has caught my attention. I do *not* want a Windows machine and the EEE PC comes pre-loaded with Linux. I've been told that I can take the Windows pre-load off of the MSI Wind and replace it with Linux, but one advantage of a pre-load is that you don't have to fight with device drivers.

My criteria:
* Very, very portable -- light and small
* Linux OS
* Network: ethernet and WiFi, AT&T 3G would be a nice bonus
* 1024x600 (minimum) screen resolution

Planned usage:
* Internet appliance
* Reading PDFs
* eBook creation, proofing, and occasional reading
* solitaire, soduko, and text-based games
Is the Eee a standard linux distribution like Ubuntu? Or does it run some special Asus created hybrid?

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