eeePC

[Les Gray]

Hi,

The eeePC screen res is 800x480, on a 7" screen. It's small, but that's
the nature of this device - a portable computer that's even more
portable than a laptop.

Not long ago I heard a rumour (can't remember where) that there was
going to be a model with a 10" screen, but that the idea was scrapped
due to the extra power requirements which would reduce the battery life
to an unacceptably low level.

But I find the 7" screen to be quite usable, although you need to
remember your keyboard shortcuts to maximise screen real estate eg. F11
in Firefox.

My uni-related use will mainly be for web access, reading .pdfs in class
and checking over assignments. I might use the eeePC as a 'notebook' but
I'm likely to just stick with good old pen and paper for that because
I'm such a crappy typist :)

I've just got eeeXubuntu installed on my machine and it's working great.
I've got / on the SSD with /home and 550MB swap (for hibernation) on a
4GB SDHC card for some extra space. There's a great deal of
configuration tips over at www.eeeuser.com if you didn't know already.

Am Mittwoch, den 23.01.2008, 16:48 -0800 schrieb Andrew G:
> Hi there.
> 
> I have a close friend thinking about getting one. She is concerned
> that the screen resolution will be too low (like 640x800). She likes
> to view heaps of items simultaneously on her desktop... what is the
> resolution like on the eeePC? I haven't seen one yet... may get into
> Good Guys today.. I guess I'm wondering what it is like to work on a
> PC with a small screen? Especially for things like typing up
> assignments..