New "EEE" super-portable laptop $199

[Josef Lowder]

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Has everyone seen the new "EEE" super-portable laptop recently
announced by ASUS?  It is a mobile Internet portable computer 
that is Easy to Learn, Easy to Work, and Easy to Play (thus EEE).

At only $199, this should shake up the computer world as it will be 
exclusively LINUX with built in wireless and pre-installed Firefox and the 
complete Open Office suite and all Linux applications to do everything.

Of course this great price is only possible because there is no 
$100 per unit Microsoft "tax" and no $300+ cost for M$ "office."

EEE includes two modes of intuitive user interface -- an "easy" mode 
and a full KDE desktop to accommodate both inexperienced and advanced 
users. Now, finally, a truly portable feather-light computer that is 
only 9" x 6.5" by 3/4" thick yet with 3 hour battery life. Shock-proof, 
flash-based data storage means totally silent operation.

It includes: 10/100 Mbps Ethernet; 56K modem, WLAN: WiFi 802.11b/g, 
Intel UMA 512MB, DDR2-400, 4/8/16GB data storage, 300K pixel video 
camera, Hi-Definition Audio CODEC, built-in stereo speakers & microphone.

Photos at these three links: 

     http://www.upquick.com/eee1.jpg
     http://www.upquick.com/eee2.jpg
     http://www.upquick.com/eee3.jpg

Notice the EEE's size compared to the mac i-book that it sits on
in that last image.