Andre Garzia wrote:
The resolution is too small, some applications will open bigger than
the screen so you´ll need to ALT+Drag them so you can use the app.
Revolution works fine but complains about the resolution, we need some
7'' plugins to make Rev UI more usable.
When I saw the Eee PC, the first thought that ran through my Rev-centric
brain was: "We need to make a version of the MC IDE optimized for this
resolution." :)
But even as surprisingly strong as sales have been with the current
model (300,000 units sold in just over one quarter), sales in 2008 are
expected to be in the millions, and I suspect the bigger seller will be
the upcoming 1024x600 model:
<http://eeepcworld.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/asus-announces-eee-pc-900-with-9-inch-screen/>
1024 is a good standard width to design for, and 600 is a fair minimum
given the many years we had a dominant screen size of 800x600. Most
software can accommodate 600px height gracefully, so the range of apps
that'll look great on the next-gen Eee PC is orders of magnitude beyond
what can be gracefully used on current models.
And it means we won't need to write a new IDE to do Rev work on this
ultra-portable wonder. :)
ASUS expects to become the world's fifth-largest computer maker by the
end of 2009. If current sales are any indicator, I'd say they're well
on their way.
It's kinda funny, but after all these years of wondering when Linux
would get its big break on the desktop, the desktop is becoming
irrelevant - today it's all about the laptop.
So far I am very impressed with the machine
That seems to be the consensus from everyone who's tried one for more
than a day. This article at ArsTechnica has their characteristic depth
and technical focus:
<http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/eee-pc-review.ars/1>
This fella at Laptop Magazine swapped his MacBook for the Eee PC for
five days, and while there were things about his Mac he missed he hated
giving up the lil' Eee at the end of his test period:
<http://blog.laptopmag.com/category/product-diaries/asus-eee-pc-diary>
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Richard Gaskin
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