What's an Eeee (how many e's?)?

[KatyMac]

Would it be any good for DH to surf the internet & get emails on

He also likes solitaire & spider

Or not

TIA
KMc

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What are you on about?!!

this?

Article here, KatyMac

Sounds interesting. You could also get an external harddrive for around £50-70 if you wanted.

Oh , I want one now!

Would you need one?

For surfing/emails/printing out odd pages from the web?

We've just ordered one to try out at the school I work at - I'll report back once it arrives.

No, I don't need one - I have 4 computers already - but I WANT one!

Diddy screen tho'?

Yes, one of the negative things in the review I read is that the screen is a bit small & you can't change the resolution, so you would have to scroll sideways to read right across the screen.

Err.....maybe not then

Oh I don't know

Silly sod wants a computer & he won't use it

None of my old ones do wireless (not even with a new woreless card & a 16 yo geek)

I'm using one at the moment! I find it perfect for surfing and bfing, and when we're up for hours in the middle of the night....like now! It's very good value for money, and the small screen doesn't bother me. Well designed websites will adapt their layout to minimise side-scrolling - like MN does. I hink they're bringing out ones with bigger screens as well as an 8gig model soon.

Hmm- oh I'm not sure

sorry, I wasn't doing a sales pitch - they're not for everyone. and they're quite hard to get hold of too at the moment.

I'm wavering (I do that a lot)

It's an ultra small PC made by ASUS. Small screen (800 x 480) and runs Linux rather than Windows, though you can install XP if you have a spare copy. Were difficult to get before Christmas, but the situation seems easier now. I'll be buying mine next time I'm in London.

We've just bought an Asus Eeee for the children in our ASD resource to use - it arrived today & seems quite good for the price (£199)
The word processor is compatible with word, the wireless internet connection was pretty easy to set up and our version (which we got from RM Education)comes with various educational software, which I haven't had time to assess yet - apparently further programs will be available from their website.
On the downside, it is very small & can be quite tricky to scroll around the screen & use the keyboard - though it may be easier for a child with smaller hands.
It takes a SD/MMC card for extra storage (ours came with 4GB)or you can use a USB drive. It also has picture, video & music management programs, though I haven't looked at those either yet.

It has a solitaire game Klondike - I only took a quick look, but it didn't seem quite the same as the one I'm used to - Sudoku, a bubble bursting game, penguin racing & a couple of other I've forgotten.