[olug] eeepc experiences

[Craig Wolf]

Please also consider the MSI Wind and HP 2130.  Both are great products from what I have seen so far...I have had my hands on the HP and Asus ones and the HP was SO much better (quality, function) than Asus, it was not even funny IMHO.  

Asus has really sullied their rep by calling all their crap EEEpc.  Hard to distinguish one from another at times.

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>>> Noel Leistad <noel at metc.net> 12/4/2008 >>>
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I've been tasked w/ researching an Asus EEEpc as (college) graduation
gift for a friend's graduate-to-be. I'd mentioned the $30 GPS dongle
that was at OLUG & GNMUG the last month.

SO, my friend is interested in THAT particular combo working as a
Garmin/TomTom replacement PLUS all the reset of the netbook goodness
that flow through. Initial employment to be "traveling southern MN and
possibly northern IA as a district representative for seed & chemical
company).  So, the Garmin/TomTom functionality is key and MAY be the
answer anyway.

Without buying one for personal experience (which I MAY DO anyway, but
sidestepping due to time constraints), I'd appreciate input of any
current owners in the category. I haven't researched GPSDrive enough to
know if the Linux version of the e-cubed can really handle the task or
to go w/ the Winblows version. ??

The catch-22 in the deal: friend is school-board president and
contemplating nudging school's technology dept towards the EEE,
expressed interest in the Linux version just from my endorsement.

Comments welcome.....

Thanks.
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