Laptop Update + New Eee PC March 6, 2008
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No, I haven’t bought one (yet). I notice Ollie has now pre-ordered another interesting mini laptop though - the Elonex One. However, I got really excited when I saw the machine on the left - this is the new Asus EeePC sporting - wait for it - a 9″ screen, with 1024 x 600 resolution.
There’s no word yet on when exactly it’ll be available in the UK, but industry sites and magazines seem to suggest around June - perfect for the summer hols.
Prices are expected to be around the £300 mark, making it around £80-£100 more expensive than present models. However, as well as the larger screen you are also likely to get a larger 12GB SSD and 1GB RAM for your money. Now for the bad (?) bit - Microsoft helped launch the new EeePC as it will come with Windows XP preinstalled, as well as Microsoft Works for office tasks, and Microsoft Live services for the web-end of things. No word on whether you will be able to buy a linux version only (thus saving some money). I suspect not.
I suspect I will be ordering one of these as soon as they come out - unless something even better comes along in this fast-moving area. Better start saving!
http://eeepc.asus.com/global/news03042008.htm
Google does it again? March 3, 2008
Posted by Mark Tennant in : Computing, Subject Support, Uncategorized , add a comment
I spotted this on the PCW website today - google are releasing an online web authoring package as part of their online apps. Not had a chance to try it out yet, but it looks like an interesting tool for collaborating with classes. Might just brighten up revision in the run up to the exams!
If anyone gets a chance to try it out before I do, drop me a line and let me know how it goes.
The PCW article is available here, and google sites is available here.