[Linux] [flux] $90 Computer and question

[Steven Benmosh]

I think I will wait until January or later. I hear/read that Mio is coming
up with a Linux/WinXp notebook that includes a GPS chip, and if it is a high
sensitivity chip it may be worth $200. Also, hopefully there would be a
bunch of Google Chrome/Android/Ubuntu netbooks too. And, maybe, they would
be unloading their older models for a reasonable cost.

The sad truth is that for the feature set, I would say the value is
$150-200, not the $300-500 they are charging.

Z.

On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 7:16 AM, lou <lou at lous-stuff.com> wrote:

>  Check hdd size. 4GB versus 20GB?
>
> Didn't check out all the specs. My experience with woot is that you can
> usually do better elsewhere.
> OTOH, my daughter swears by them.
>
>
>
> Lou
>
> Adam Glass wrote:
>
> Today's Woot is the same computer for $169.99 + $5 shipping, while they
> last.
>
> http://woot.com
>
> I don't work for none of them neither  :-)
>
>
> --Adam
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 7:16 AM, lou <lou at lous-stuff.com> wrote:
>
>> FWIIW: Buy.com has the ASUS Eee PC 900 Notebook (8.9") on sale for $199,
>> includes Linux and free shipping.
>>
>> http://www.buy.com/prod/asus-eee-pc-900-8-9-netbook-intel-mobile-processor-1gb-20g-ssd-802-11b/q/loc/101/208017734.html
>>
>> Lou
>> Note: I don't work for, don't vouch for, don't  blah blah blah, buy.comor ASUS.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steven Benmosh wrote:
>>
>>  1. Here is a blog entry about arm-based very low power computer. Follow
>> the comments, too, for interesting links and uses.
>>
>>
>> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/plugging-in-to-the-uses-of-40-computers/
>>
>> 2. More interestingly - to me at least - is that this is a headless CPU
>> with only a USB and Ethernet connections to the external world. So I can see
>> this being used as all kinds of servers, but for my personal need, something
>> to take with me on the road primarily for books (pdf, audio books), I need a
>> screen. Everything else, storage, audio, camera, gps, can connect to USB
>> already.
>>
>> So is there a portable USB monitor, 8-10 inches that is reasonably priced,
>> to go with this computer?
>>
>> Z.
>>
>>
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