[kwlug disc.] asus eee

[Chris Bruner]

I just happened across an ad. 
http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog/product_spec.php?pcode=AS4701

Rick wrote:
> "Insurance Squared Inc." <gcooke at insurancesquared.com> writes:
>   
>> Was there a final consensus as to where to buy these things?  Locally
>> or online?  And is there a model number that's better?  I don't think
>> I need much more than a few gigs.
>>     
>
> Canada Computers on King just north of University Avenue is good.
> However, to confuse the consensus a bit, another of these "netbooks"
> is now available at Canada Computers ... the Acer Aspire One which
> seems to have a much better keyboard.
>
> There's a batch of netbooks out nowadays (mostly powered by Linux)
> ... although ASUS/Acer seem to have better distribution.
>
> Wikipedia has a good comparison of models:
>
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbook
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acer_Aspire_One
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