I bought the EEPC with solid state drive/Linux, but removed the OS and
reinstalled XP pro instead.The Linux OS worked fine, but would not run
several software programs I routinely use; XP pro works great and seems a
little faster in fact.

Asus did not offer Windows on the solid state version because of its
higher
cost- apparently the tiny hard drive is cheaper and made up the OS cost
difference.Bottom line, the EEPC with solid drives works great-
lightweight and portable, fast, reliable, great battery life, and runs all
common software.

I like this combo so much, I gave away my almost-new Compaq laptop that
was
bigger, faster, 1-hr battery life, and had a lot more memory.BTW, my
guess
is that the XP/solid state drive EEPC will make a great cockpit gps- with
its Bluetooth capability and big/clear screen, just add a Bluetooth gps
receiver and use the free software from APIC that is as good/better than
AnywhereMap.

Mike Parker

Thanks Mike. I have a friend that wants to do exactly that
and use it in his Pulsar.

Did you buy a new copy of Windows XP on CD?
Did you have to buy an external DVD reader to install it or was it
possible to copy Windows XP to a USB stick and install from there?
Does it still require activation? I can buy XP from the Components
Department at Fry's for $100 while the Software Department charges
$150??. Go figure.

Paul Lamar

There are several ways to load XP; the easiest is to use a usb optical
drive
and load the software directly from cd.I used a more complicated method
that used a 2gb+ usb pin drive and third party software to transfer the xp
installation files (usb_multiboot_10).I got the directions from the Asus
web board.I went that way because I'm cheap and figured I use pin drives
a
lot more than a new additional (non mobile) optical drive.

I happened to use one of the many XP "deactivated" variants (from
Piratebay
on this particular installation because it was already pared of
Microsoft's
bloatware (unneeded programs, excess fonts, drivers, etc) not needed in
the
EEPc.My EEPc1000 came with a CD that includes all the XP drivers needed
to
get it up and running- I just downloaded the drivers to the installation
zipdrive.I didn't mind using the pirated version because I already have
several unused copies of Windoz, and it did save me a lot of time, tears,
and effort to maximize storage space.

Mike Parker.

Thanks Mike.

Paul Lamar

Does anyone know of a free or very low cost source for weather information
that would work on the EEE PC?

Mark S.

You mean in the air via the net. 3G might work. You can get the NOAA
weather
channel on the net. I know they don't like cell phones (3G) working in
light planes
but they do work.

Paul Lamar

Sorry, I should have been more specific.Yes, in flight, near real-time
weather is what I'm interested in.Short of a subscription service, is
there anything in public domain that can legally be downloaded while in
flight?

Mark S.