The attraction of the netbook is the small size. The 1000H model would be too big, the 904 would be a good size and with a hard disk would provide plenty of storage that is missing on the SSD-based netbooks.
David King Rob Beard wrote: > On 13/03/2009 11:59, David King wrote: > >> I recently found out that Asus now do an EEE PC netbook with a hard >> drive, the 904 version, but although the Asus website says it is >> available with Windows XP or Linux, I can only find XP versions for sale >> in the UK. >> >> Anyone know a place selling them with Linux? >> >> If I buy one with XP, I can of course reformat and install Linux, but I >> don't want to pay extra for XP when I could have a Linux one, especially >> as in the past Asus have priced Linux versions more cheaply or given >> more hardware than with XP versions. >> >> >> David King >> >> >> > Funny you should say that, Aria have got the Windows version on offer at > the moment at £263 inc VAT, but for a tenner more you can get the EeePC > 1000H (with 160GB hard drive) for £275 inc VAT (so for an extra 12 quid > you get another inch to play with) - *http://tinyurl.com/bfg2zk > > Rob > > * > > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/