[Tfug] Netbook for $150

[Jon]

keith smith wrote:
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> That sound like a great deal.  Amazon has them for 449.99.  Where did 
> you get yours?
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> Keith Smith
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> --- On *Sat, 1/3/09, Jon /<bigj at voipmogul.com>/* wrote:
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>     From: Jon <bigj at voipmogul.com>
>     Subject: Re: [Tfug] Netbook for $150
>     To: "Tucson Free Unix Group" <tfug at tfug.org>
>     Date: Saturday, January 3, 2009, 1:53 PM
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>     Robert Hunter wrote:
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>     > On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 09:26:45AM -0700, Angus Scott-Fleming wrote:
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>     >> Just saw this at Compgeeks, this is the first Netbook under $150
>      (just
>     barely)
>     >> that I've seen.  Anyone know anything about this unit?
>     >>     
>     >
>     > No, I don't know anything about that device, but perhaps you would
>     like to hear about an alternative.
>     >
>     > I just picked up a Eee PC 901 for just over $400, and I am very happy with
>     it.  I'm currently running a customized Ubuntu distro on it\
>     > , and it is getting plenty of use -- it pretty much follows me everywhere.
>     >
>     > It has phenomenal battery life, solid Wi-Fi, bluetooth, and decent video
>     performance.  I watch movies on it while working out, and listen to music, too.
>     In fact, I was going to eventually post a followup to John G.'s thread about
>     ebook readers, given the amount of reading I have been doing with this device.
>     >
>     > I got the one with the 20GB SSD because I wanted something that would take
>     some abuse.  The drawback with the SSD is that write performance is abysmal
>      --
>     It takes better than ten minutes to copy a DVD video to it.
>     >
>     > RH
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>     I prefer the MSI Wind. Runs Windows and/or OSX. 10" screen, 1 gig ram, 
>     120 HD, built-in webcam all for $349. I bought one a few weeks before 
>     Christmas for the wife and 4 other people I work with bought one with a 
>     week after getting their hands on mine.
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I got the black one from newegg


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Jon
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