From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jun 10 20:02:24 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8AC81065676 for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:02:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from guam10.hdk5.net (guam10.hdk5.net [66.180.132.235]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 734588FC1A for ; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:02:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from noc@hdk5.net) Received: from mohawk7.intra.net (unknown [66.180.149.18]) by guam10.hdk5.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0AED15C26; Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:05:57 -1000 (HST) Message-ID: <484EDDCF.6090401@hdk5.net> Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:02:23 -1000 From: Al Plant User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.11) Gecko/20071128 FreeBSD/i386 SeaMonkey/1.1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Manolis Kiagias References: <972994690801011020u60ed0a0et6d8356cdb1f6f974@mail.gmail.com> <20080102141419.GB61289@sandvine.com> <20080521143210.GA70289@rebelion.Sisis.de> <4834516F.1010002@otenet.gr> <20080523092901.GA8878@rebelion.Sisis.de> <483699DE.6080907@otenet.gr> <20080527141644.GA9912@rebelion.Sisis.de> <20080530123452.GA9637@rebelion.Sisis.de> <483FF881.5060504@otenet.gr> In-Reply-To: <483FF881.5060504@otenet.gr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Matthias Apitz , "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: Re: Asus eee (was Re: G4 Quicksilver as Web Server?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:02:24 -0000 Manolis Kiagias wrote: > Matthias Apitz wrote: >> El día Tuesday, May 27, 2008 a las 04:16:44PM +0200, Matthias Apitz >> escribió: >> >> >>> El día Friday, May 23, 2008 a las 01:18:06PM +0300, Manolis Kiagias >>> escribió: >>> >>> >>>> Yes, I am already planning to upgrade :) >>>> At this time, it is not available in Greece (though I have spotted a >>>> few on ebay). >>>> Even more important than the 20Gb SSD is the 9 inch display with a >>>> resolution of 1024x600. >>>> 800x480 is really small for anything more other than taking notes. >>>> >>>> >> >> Maybe you know this page, Manolis: >> >> http://www.eeeuser.com/2008/05/04/eeeusercom-eeepc-900-in-depth-review/ >> >> it has a detailed technical report about all items of which the 900 20GB >> model is made of; >> > > Ah, nice! Thanks for the link. It will be a good read. >> a dealer in CH will get next week the original US version: >> http://www.stegcomputer.ch/details.asp?prodid=asu-e900-w >> > > There are a few sold on ebay. I believe this model will also appear in > Greek eshops soon. >> take care, there is an issue about the battery having only 4400 mAh >> (because of some fire in an ASUS supplier) while the original model have >> had a 5800 mAh battery; >> >> matthias >> > > I will wait then. I prefer to get a model with a larger battery. The one > I have now, lasts more or less 2 - 2.30 hours and I believe it has the > same 4400mAh battery. The larger screen and SSD will probably make this > even less on the 900. Unlike larger laptops, I really like to work the > eee on battery only. In fact having to carry only this small laptop > instead of all the usual accessories is a big plus to me. > > On a side note, I am thinking of writing a complete article about > installing FreeBSD 7.0 on the eeepc, including customizations and > optimizations, different installations methods, with links to download > ready-built customized kernels etc. Don't know whether it will have any > real audience though ;) Most people run some Linux distro on it or even > (gasp) Windows... > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Aloha, I would be interested in a how to for FreeBSD on the Asus eee -- ~Al Plant - Honolulu, Hawaii - Phone: 808-284-2740 + http://hawaiidakine.com + http://freebsdinfo.org + + http://aloha50.net - Supporting - FreeBSD 6.* - 7.* - 8.* + < email: noc@hdk5.net > "All that's really worth doing is what we do for others."- Lewis Carrol