[AuckLUG] (Fwd) AuckLUG Digest, Vol 36, Issue 14

[Chilling_Silence]

If you're going to stick with the default Xandros, then yeah, thats about
right.
If you're going to install Ubuntu 8.04 (Ive been through multiple distros
including Ubuntu Mobile, EeeDora, some Security-related distros, XP, and
8.04 wins hands down for me) then you can easily have over 1.5GB free.

For the price of an 8GB SDHC card ($50?) I wouldnt be too worried about
getting an 8GB EeePC. The Transcend Class6 8GB SDHC cards are supported
well:
http://friendlycomputer.co.nz/onlinestore/ProductDetails.aspx?productID=858

The EeePC can be a bit funny about certain SDHC cards, so stick with the
above, User manual says its gauranteed to work.

Provided you're not planning on keeping Movies & stick to just one or two
music files, then you'd be amazed at how long that 1.5GB will probably last
you! :)

Hope this helps


Chill.


BTW - I really dont care if my grammar isnt 100%. This is the internet, not
a legal document ;)

On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 8:50 PM, <don at inventory.co.nz> wrote:

> Thanks for the information.
>
> There is one other thing which concerns me and that is the small
> size (4 Gb) of the internal flash memory. On the machine I looked at
> in a shop there was only 1.3 Gb free. I am wondering if that will be
> sufficient for software updates including Open Office version 3.
> Also, I am worried about whether or not there will be sufficient
> space in the event of an update to Open Office necessitating an
> update to the operating system. Am I worrying unnecessarily or
> should I incur the extra expense of purchasing an 8 Gb Eee PC?
>
> Don Johnston
>
> > Dead easy to update! They also seem to load it a *lot* faster than
> > even many of the bleeding-edge desktop machines.
>
> > Highly recommend the machines, also check eeeuser.com forums
> > wiki, a great resource of information :)
>
> On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 11:19 AM, <don at inventory.co.nz> wrote:
>
> > I am considering purchasing an Eee PC model 701 while it is still on
> > special. I would be using it for the sole purpose of portable word
> > processing to avoid the inconvenience of carrying my existing laptop.
> >
> > When I looked at one, it appeared to be running a watered down version
> > of Xandros. The version of Open Office was 2.0.4 which is about two
> > years old.
> >
> > Would it be easy to install the latest version of Open Office (Version
> > 2.4) and, later, Version 3.0?
> >
> > My experience with linux is minimal.
> >
> > Don Johnston
>
>
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