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02-22-2008, 06:48 PM	#16
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	Cloudbook delayed too much so I purchased an EEE. Right after the purchase (like a day later), Wal-mart starts selling Cloudbook. I think its a sign that God wanted me to have an EEE. LOL. Anyway, I've been reading up on the Cloudbook's graphics and the EEE's are far superior so I'll stick with the EEE. __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD

02-22-2008, 07:00 PM	#17
ricktt3 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Port of Indecision Posts: 218	I think you will enjoy the Eee. You should be sure to go to eeeuser.com and check out the forums and wiki for a lot of useful (and some useless - to me) information. Some of the things I had read about the cloudbook were not too complimentary. Regarding the "touchpad" in particular.

02-23-2008, 01:25 AM	#18
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	Yea, I was planning on installing a touchscreen anyway. Yea I'm a member at eeeuser.com and cloudbooker.com Great websites. JAmerican __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD

02-24-2008, 09:34 PM	#19
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	Ok guys. You might be getting pissed off at me by now but I want a Cloudbook again. The main reason is because of this... http://heybaccala.com/tech/cloudbook-day-3-and-4/ It can play Vice City ! JAmerican __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD

02-25-2008, 07:30 AM	#20
ricktt3 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Port of Indecision Posts: 218	So . . . . install XP on the Eee . . .

02-25-2008, 11:11 AM

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JAmerican

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Originally Posted by ricktt3

So . . . . install XP on the Eee . . .

The problem with the EEE IMHO is the 4G of memory and the small space for modification compared to the Cloudbook. The only reason I got the EEE is because I thought the Cloudbook would be coming out in March which was too far away. I think more can be done with the Cloudbook. Plus, I got a touchscreen and I don't think it will fit in the EEE.

JAmerican

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Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90

Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC | 8GB Transcend microSD

02-25-2008, 12:55 PM	#22
sgosnell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 194	A fair number of people have done touchscreen mods on Eee PCs. It depends on the screen you have. It's your money, buy whatever you want. Why would we care?

02-25-2008, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by sgosnell

A fair number of people have done touchscreen mods on Eee PCs. It depends on the screen you have. It's your money, buy whatever you want. Why would we care?

I just like to keep people updated because I said I'd be getting the EEE.

JAmerican

02-25-2008, 02:10 PM	#24
BaDZeD Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 302	J, 3 minutes is too long to wait for a computer to boot =) last time i saw bootup speeds THAT slow was on my first desktop 75 mhz Packard Bell back in 97 =) Go with EEE ;-)

02-25-2008, 06:12 PM	#25
joepagIII Dont Panic Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: plymouth nc usa Posts: 674	i plan on saving up for an eee...but with dmitrys mod...well i dont know...i want to be able to look at my email..im etc...im a stay at home dad to a toddler...so i need a durable item...plus im a pc repar/warranty for several different companies..so the ability to have a small...but larger screen than the ld would be handy....

02-25-2008, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BaDZeD

J, 3 minutes is too long to wait for a computer to boot =) last time i saw bootup speeds THAT slow was on my first desktop 75 mhz Packard Bell back in 97 =) Go with EEE ;-)

Who says I'm keeping slow-as-hell gOS on there. I'm putting XP on it. BTW the last time I had 4GB of HDD Space or something close to it was my Windows 95 machine with 3GB. I don't want to go back to that.

JAmerican

02-25-2008, 08:37 PM	#27
JAmerican Why Does Palm Disappoint? Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 5,909	Yea I'm just going to keep the EEE. I'm getting tired of the back and forth. I already have the EEE coming to me so I'll just accept it. I'll have to get more memory now and more RAM. . JAmerican __________________ JAmerican Handspring Treo 90 --> Royal RG135nx --> T-Mobile Sidekick --> T-Mobile Sidekick Color --> PEG-UX40 -- > PEG-UX50--> Samsung T629 (Returned) -- > Palm TX (SOLD)/T-Mobile Sony Ericsson T610(Defective) --> T-Mobile Dash(Broken Screen) --> ASUS EEE 1000H Black/Treo 800w/PEG-VZ90 Accesories: Transcend 16GB SDHC \| 8GB Transcend microSD

02-25-2008, 10:28 PM	#28
BaDZeD Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 302	And for a good portable gaming platform we just have to hold out till this may when GP2X Pandora comes out

02-25-2008, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BaDZeD

And for a good portable gaming platform we just have to hold out till this may when GP2X Pandora comes out

Not worth it IMHO. Too thick. Even the DS is too thick for what it does. I'd prefer a PSP if that also wasn't as thick and underfeatured. The EEE will be my gaming machine.

JAmerican

02-26-2008, 09:04 AM	#30
sgosnell Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 194	It's easy enougn to use SD cards or USB sticks for memory. They're cheap and portable, and work fine. You can also plug in a USB hard drive if you want. Having all the storage internal is confining, and an old-school concept. You can take the external storage and use it on any computer you like, anywhere. I haven't found the SSD space limiting at all. The sub-30 second boot time is also nice.