Linkiboy said:I use Chrome since space management is better than FF3
I also have Pidgin, uTorrent, Winamp, Skype, GIMP, and Avast installed.
Oh war, if you stay with trillian, you can get trillian astra by just signing up for the trial, and you get it in less than 5 minutes. i got trillian astra and its very good.War said:I think I'll be trying out Pidgin, it sounds pretty cool.
@golden: 390 USD with free 2 day shipping.
@flameiguana: Yeah, it runs Project 64 and epsxe perfectly. Dunno about the rumble, but my battery is at 85% and it says I have 7 hours left. This is with bluetooth and camera off, and brightness at half.
@MegaAce: Mine came with XP already installed, so I don't have that problem
1. It's 390, not 500. Yes, there is a huge difference. For me, anyway.Salamantis said:I can't justify spending 500$ on an eeePC when I have a perfectly good desktop computer. I mean, is 500$ really worth having a few emulators/IM clients on the go, when an iPod/iPhone can handle some of that?
Dunno, just seems pointless now, maybe if I find some good reasons I'll pick one up for now there's no use for one.
Anyways, on topic, cool eeePC War, looks nice
The problem is its not really comfortable to multitask on an ipod, and despite what intel tells you, eeepcs are great for multitasking. For example I'll stream a radio stream while IMing and websurfing. Sure its not extreme multitasking, but for a cheap machine you're not gonna be running crysis while running crysis or something.Salamantis said:I can't justify spending 500$ on an eeePC when I have a perfectly good desktop computer. I mean, is 500$ really worth having a few emulators/IM clients on the go, when an iPod/iPhone can handle some of that?
Dunno, just seems pointless now, maybe if I find some good reasons I'll pick one up for now there's no use for one.
Few questions: What do you mean by GPRS/EDGE or 3G? Can you like shove a sim card into one or something? Where do you usually bring it with you outside your house for so much time that you can't live without internet access, and how often?War said:The problem is its not really comfortable to multitask on an ipod, and despite what intel tells you, eeepcs are great for multitasking. For example I'll stream a radio stream while IMing and websurfing. Sure its not extreme multitasking, but for a cheap machine you're not gonna be running crysis while running crysis or something.Salamantis said:I can't justify spending 500$ on an eeePC when I have a perfectly good desktop computer. I mean, is 500$ really worth having a few emulators/IM clients on the go, when an iPod/iPhone can handle some of that?
Dunno, just seems pointless now, maybe if I find some good reasons I'll pick one up for now there's no use for one.
Anyways, on topic, cool eeePC War, looks nice
1. It's 390, not 500. Yes, there is a huge difference. For me, anyway.
2. Yes, its absolutely worth it. My desktop PC is mid-end at best. In fact, the only good thing about my desktop PC is my huge monitor. Other than that, it's nothing our of the ordinary. This netbook allows me to access the internet on the go, watch movies and anime, listen to music, play tons of emulators, etc. Yeah, I'm sure you could do some of the same stuff on an iPod Touch, but the iPod Touch doesn't have bluetooth, 160Gb of storage, a 10 inch screen, etc. It's just not the same, and there's not that much of a difference in price.
PS: Yes, I was talking to Twiffles and taking a poo.
1. 390$USD = 471$CAD right now. That plus more ship costs and taxes.
2. So it's worth it just to watch movies and anime on it on the go? Meh, still can't justify that price tag. I watch everything on my desktop or when I go on a trip I get my iPod. But I see your point... I'm running VERY low on space on my iPod and a bigger screen = good, because I can hardly see anime subs on here.
I can't justify spending 500$ on an eeePC when I have a perfectly good desktop computer. I mean, is 500$ really worth having a few emulators/IM clients on the go, when an iPod/iPhone can handle some of that?Linkiboy said:QUOTE(Salamantis @ Apr 16 2009, 06:57 PM)
Dunno, just seems pointless now, maybe if I find some good reasons I'll pick one up for now there's no use for one.
Add in a cheap gprs/edge or (if you can afford it) 3G, and you got something I can't live without outside my house. Plus it makes a great machine to watch all dat anime I download on the go (on a large screen without need for conversions)
My eeepc was $350 ($300 now)... worth every penny.