Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Jun 2008 19:35 UTC
As we all know by now, the Asus Eee PC has been a massive success for Asus. While that's really nice for the men and women working at Asus, us operating system enthusiasts like the device for another reason: it came pre-loaded with something else than Windows, which creates awareness of alternatives among the public, which in turn helps to diversify the operating system marketplace - something we all want. While the new Eee PC can be pre-loaded with Windows, the Linux version is still there. El Reg takes a look at the Linux version of the new Eee PC 901.
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Member since:2005-07-06
I wouldn't say so. The foleo in general was far less capable than even the first eeepc.
It had a slower processor and less RAM / storage, but I don't think people buy EeePCs because they want raw computing power.
Plus it was targeted at business users whereas the low cost subnotebooks seem to be marketed as more home consumer devices.
True - but that's more an issue of marketing focus. There aren't any fundamental, technological reasons that the Foleo would have been unsuitable for non-business users.
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2008-03-17
I wouldn't say so. The foleo in general was far less capable than even the first eeepc. Plus it was targeted at business users whereas the low cost subnotebooks seem to be marketed as more home consumer devices.