$199 Linux Laptop

Now here looks like a pretty nifty laptop. This laptop is made by Asustek and will run a flash hard drive. The laptop looks sleek and light, but runs Xandros linux. Now there is nothing wrong with that, I am just used to Ubuntu. And I bet you could easily change it to any distro you want once you got the laptop. Anywho I could keep rambling on about this laptop when you coudl just watch a nice video demonstration of it over at PC World.

Update: The $150 Laptop is it a scam?

So yesterday maybe? I actually don't remember but I posted recently about A $150 Linux laptop. It seemed pretty cool. But one person commented and said it was a scam, so I quickly put in bold at the beginning of the post that it could be a scam. Cause it wouldn't be good if someone reading my blog got ripped off... I look out for you guys. Now I just was reading on Cnet that it might not be a scam. Cnet being Cnet was clever enough and they contacted the makers of this $150 laptop and the response Cnet was given was this:

"Thank you for writing! First of all: the offer is geniune, and the laptop certainly exists! We are aware of the ongoing debate on various on-line forums about whether this is a scam or not, but hopefully everything will be clarified really soon. For instance, we will arrange a press conference in Sweden within a few days to address any doubts and questions regarding our authenticity."

So I wouldn't go out and buy the laptop now, but don't dismiss it yet. Lets wait for a press release and maybe Cnet to review it. My first posting on this was here.

The $150 Linux Laptop

Warning: I have reports this may be a hoax


Now this is pretty cool, and super cheap. Now with that said and done, I don't want to get you too excited because its its obviously not a extremely high end laptop. But I will give you the specs as mentioned on the website here:

• CPU - Intel® Celeron® M Processor 370 (1.5 GHz, 90nm, FSB400, 1 MB L2 cache, uPGA478)
• DISPLAY - 14.0" WXGA (1280x768) TFT
• HARD DRIVE - 40 GB
• DIMENSION - 333(W) x 243(D) x 24/33.(H)mm (front/back), 2.2Kg with 6 cells Lithium-lion battery
• MEMORY - 64-bit wide DDR data channel, One 200-pin SODIMM socket, supporting DDR 333/400, 256 MB Expandable up to 1GB, based on SODIMM Modules
• STORAGE - One changeable 2.5" 9.5mm(H) HDD, Supporting Master mode IDE ATA-33/66/100/133 (Ultra DMA), One changeable 12.7mm(H) CD/DVD Combo
• VIDEO CONTROLLER - VIA PN800 integration, Shared Memory Architecture up to 64MB, 128 bit 3D graphic engine, Support analog monitor pixel resolution up to 1920x1400, Support two displays dual view
• KEYBOARD - A4 size keyboard, Built-in Touchpad with scrolling function
• SOUND SYSTEM - AC'97 2.2 Compliant Interface, 3D stereo enhanced sound system, Sound-Blaster PROTM Compatible, S/PDIF Digital output (5.1 CH), 1x Built-in Microphone, 2x Built-in Speakers
• I/O PORTS - 3x USB 2.0 ports, 1x External CRT monitor output, 1x Headphone jack, 1x Microphone jack, 1x S/PDIF output jack, 1x RJ-45 port for LAN, 1x Line-in jack, 1x DC-In jack
• PCMCIA - 1x Type II PCMCIA socket
• COMMUNICATION - 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet on board, 802.11g MiniPCI Wireless LAN
• POWER - Full Range 65W AC adapter - AC input 100~240V, 47~63Hz, DC output 20V, 3.25A, Removable 6-cell Smart Li-ion battery pack, 4000/4400mAh
• SECURITY - Kensington® Lock

Now I doubt this coudl run Compiz Fusion...but please correct me if I am wrong...