> IMHO compared to the eee they look _awful_. Looks like it would be top heavy > having all the gubbins in the screen (given it _is_ an digital picture frame > with a keyboard attached). I can't imagine it would be ergonomically > pleasant to use on anything other than a flat table. Given it has a "brace" > (as you'd get with a picture frame), and _all_ the weight is in the screen, > I can't see it standing up on its own without that brace. > > Also having the wired net connection come into the device half way up the > screen just looks like a recipie for a strained connector resulting in rapid > deterioration. I completely agree, however, as a £99, very lower power, x86 PC to run IPCop on, it's making me grin already...
Main points - USB port to plug in a USB adsl modem - Check... Wired ethernet port to connect to a network switch - Check... Onboard 54G wireless to WPA connect to the laptop - Check... Plug in a USB wireless dongle for a crippled WEP connection for the kids Nintendo DS's - Check... Bonus points include - The thing is tiny (around the size of my adsl router) Very low power No Hard drive 7" monitor :) built in No fans - no noise. Hmmm.... -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/