Ubuntu on Dell laptops here in Aus?

[Les Gray]

Am Donnerstag, den 17.01.2008, 22:10 -0800 schrieb Dov:
> G'day Andrew,
> 
> I just checked out the Good Guys webs, and found not only an Acer, but
> a tiny little Asus laptop with the OS marked as Linux.
> 
> Very nice to see...
> 
> Dov

That's the ASUS Eee PC, which was briefly discussed on this list not
long ago. It comes pre-installed with a customised version of Xandros
which, like Ubuntu, is based on Debian.

Without wanting to sound like an ad, this thing is a great piece of kit.
It's got both wifi and ethernet networking, Intel graphics with dual
monitor support, HD audio with built-in speakers and input/output jacks,
3 USB 2.0 ports, webcam, plus an SD/SDHC card slot. It runs on a 4 GB
internal flash drive, though some models come with a 2 GB or an 8 GB one
(which I don't think are available in Australia). The max. battery life
is only 3.5 hours, but I think a new model battery with more cells in it
is coming out soon.

I snagged myself one of these just before Xmas and can highly recommend
it. It's going to come in very handy when I go back to being a student
in a few weeks.

A community for this device has started up at www.eeeuser.com , which is
packed with howtos and what not, including installing a custom eee PC
version of Xubuntu, among many other OSes, although the default Xandros
is pretty good for what this thing is designed to be - an easy to use
and highly portable lightweight computing device.