James Brewer wrote:

Paul,
I have one.  Let me know what you want me to try.  I haven't had a chance to wring it out yet
but it should do most of the things you want.  Lots of hacks on the internet for it.  I'm a dealer and
everyone that has seen it loves it.  The two cons have been small screen and the small keys (guys).
The video camera is low res but there are lots of add-ons via USB.  Of course, the MS weenies want to
load WinXP.

Jim Brewer

Great! Good news.
Is the 8 meg version available from you yet? I just went to Best Buys
and they did not have it in stock.

Try logging on my web site http://www.rotaryeng.net
and Scroll down to the videos.
See which ones work as there is a variety of video formats on there.


I notice it has a VGA connector on the back so try it with a larger
monitor. I need that feature when I give forums at air shows as I connect
it to a projector. Does Asus have a larger note book with Linux
pre installed?  Money or size is not the issue here. Getting Linux to work
with all video formats and other features has been my main problem.

I also need a USB plug in box that uses cell phone type wireless so I can
access the Internet from anywhere not limited to hotels or coffee shops.

Small size is nice but I could tolerate something a bit bigger if
the key board was full size.

Windows is totally out of the question for me.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Apple is comming out with the worlds thinnest notebook maybe you should
holdout for one of these in the smaller size

Clifton


They don't run Linux and they are over priced. Linux is not pre installed.
--
Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


So price is a consideration after all.   : )  I thought that apple
software oper system was Linux Based ?

Let me put it another way. I don't like being ripped off.

Apple runs a form of Unix called BSD. The GUI and therefore the
program interfaces with the GUI is proprietary with Apple.

Linux is open source GUI and OS so there are zillions of Linux programs
out there free for the downloading. Linux OS and GUI upgrades are near
free by buying a magazine.

People charge a lot of money for Apple application software.

Dan at UNEASYsilence successfully installed Apple OS X on the Eee PC.

This involves some serious hacking of dubious legality
(e.g. even if you own a Tiger license, Apple does not allow
you install it on a PC).

I am looking into getting Fedora Linux pre-installed on this larger
Acer notebook.