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I gots one. Sod me but the keyboard it TITCHY i cant type for the life of me on this thing.
Heyelp!
UPDATE: Okay, learning to cope with a) keys for child fingers and b) Linux (woo!). So now a question: anyone got any tips for must-have software or add-ons? (Yep I have the 900)
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Congrats! Did you get the 900? I've got a 701. My huge hands have adjusted fairly well to the wee input device. Enjoy!
Posted by: Kent | May 13, 2008 at 18:35
I honestly haven't added anything. I just use it for my hosted stuff, i.e., gmail, and browsing. though I'd love to upload to flickr. Need to get that going.
Posted by: Kent | May 13, 2008 at 21:10
Nice leather case: search eBay for "eee leather". Mostly black or pink, but keep scrolling and you'll find them in green, orange and red.
Software: Opera.
Typing: give it an hour, you'll not think twice about the keyboard again.
Posted by: James Wallis | May 13, 2008 at 21:18
Got juploader for flickr.
The photo app doesn't like playing back mov files, it seems, it's doing some horrible screeches.
Posted by: Alice | May 14, 2008 at 09:45
A short list:
• Evolution - email and calendar
• Firefox -a web browser
• Thunderbird - email and newsgroups
• Opera - a web browser
• GIMP - photo editing
• Tomboy Notes - sticky notes for your computer
• Tranmission - P2P file transfer (BitTorrent)
• Ekiga Softphone - a VoIP telephone
• Pidgin - chatrooms
• OpenOffice - word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, drawings
• AbiWord - a word processor
• Gnumeric - a spreadsheet
• GnuCash - accounting software for home & small business
Posted by: Shawn | May 14, 2008 at 14:08
brilliant!!
Posted by: Alice | May 14, 2008 at 15:28
A Matias folding keyboard so you don't mess up your hands typing on child-size keys.
Posted by: Marc Moskowitz | May 14, 2008 at 15:54
Hmm, they are giving away the 2gig version if you sign up for an RBC bank account, i have been considering it all week, cuz i commute for ~3h a day...
Posted by: Twyst | May 14, 2008 at 16:26
Hate to say it... but its better with XP. Can't stand that built in version of Xandros.
Also - be careful with the screen. Managed to break mine at the weekend and now have to shell out £80 on a new one :-(
Posted by: Lex | May 14, 2008 at 17:52
How is the EEE with games? I've been eyeing one since Alice first posted on it.
Posted by: josho | May 15, 2008 at 17:48
I haven't got as far as games on it. Didn't really think it would cope..
I plunked for Linux cos you get an extra 8gb of storage. Course.. with SD doubling every few months, that's no longer really an issue. 32gb SDs are out at the mo; it'll be 64gb by autumn I bet.
Posted by: Alice | May 16, 2008 at 06:16
Looking forward to hearing what/if games work once you've tried it out. 'Till then I still need to get me an Xbox *gasp*)
Posted by: josho | May 16, 2008 at 17:39
Seems that's the way it's all going - small keys for big fingers. Maybe we'll evolve.
Posted by: 82drops | May 19, 2008 at 10:08