Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-23 Thread Ronnie Tucker
I've pre-ordered one from Play.com and my Order Update thing says they'll have them in on Monday 26th November... They look like nice little widgets, perfect for tinkering with :) Good luck in getting one! Chris Rowson wrote: I thought about buying one of these for the missus for christmas,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-23 Thread Chris Rowson
I thought about buying one of these for the missus for christmas, but noone seems to have them in stock. Chris On Nov 23, 2007 2:07 PM, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 02:06:26PM +, George MacLeod wrote: They even had a look at the Eee PC on the BBC2 weekend

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-23 Thread George MacLeod
On 22/11/2007, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 02:13:32PM +, Andrew Loughran wrote: Is there a way to download the OS of the EEE PC? Unlikely given Xandros is payware. I guess if you have an Eee PC there will be a recovery CD with it? Cheers, Al. --

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-23 Thread Alan Pope
On Fri, Nov 23, 2007 at 02:06:26PM +, George MacLeod wrote: They even had a look at the Eee PC on the BBC2 weekend cookery programme 'something for the weekend' where they played with the voice control and the built in camera. Yeah, I watched that and was a little surprised how mainstream

[ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Alan Pope
Saw this today and thought people might be interested in it. http://www.unwiredshow.tv/2007/10/31/14-asus-eee-pc/ He reviews the Eee PC (200 quid Linux Based PC) and seems to quite like it. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Colin McCarthy
On 11/22/07, Alan Pope [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this today and thought people might be interested in it. http://www.unwiredshow.tv/2007/10/31/14-asus-eee-pc/ He reviews the Eee PC (200 quid Linux Based PC) and seems to quite like it. Cheers, Al. I can't wait to review my 'own' unit

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Andrew Loughran
Colin McCarthy wrote: On 11/22/07, *Alan Pope* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Saw this today and thought people might be interested in it. http://www.unwiredshow.tv/2007/10/31/14-asus-eee-pc/ He reviews the Eee PC (200 quid Linux Based PC) and seems to quite

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Alan Pope
On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 02:13:32PM +, Andrew Loughran wrote: Is there a way to download the OS of the EEE PC? Unlikely given Xandros is payware. I guess if you have an Eee PC there will be a recovery CD with it? Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Jim Kissel
Tom Bamford wrote: I like it, it's a nice piece of kit for the money, especially if you factor in a built-in 3G modem/phone. If you're looking to splash out a No build in 3G modem/phone in the Asus 701. There may/may not be a mini-PCI slot which there may be a 3G modem Upgrade. Rumour has

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Tom Bamford
I like it, it's a nice piece of kit for the money, especially if you factor in a built-in 3G modem/phone. If you're looking to splash out a few more notes (say 2-3 times the price) one of my friends has just got a Toshiba Libretto u100 running Ubuntu. Despite being about the same size as the

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Jim Kissel
Alan Pope wrote: On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 02:13:32PM +, Andrew Loughran wrote: Is there a way to download the OS of the EEE PC? Unlikely given Xandros is payware. I guess if you have an Eee PC there will be a recovery CD with it? The DVD that comes with it has a linuxiso on it, so I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread twager
Alan Pope wrote: On Thu, Nov 22, 2007 at 02:13:32PM +, Andrew Loughran wrote: Is there a way to download the OS of the EEE PC? Unlikely given Xandros is payware. I guess if you have an Eee PC there will be a recovery CD with it? Cheers, Al. I thought the pc was

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Asus Eee PC video review

2007-11-22 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Ted, On Thu, 2007-11-22 at 16:07 +, twager wrote: I thought the pc was configured with Gos linux similar to the walmart pc's.. Not gOS, but a modified version of Xandros. Also the pc does not have an optical drive so would not have thought a recovery CD is supplied ?? Many PCs