Asus EEEPC 1000/1000H

Hi all,

Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?

I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?

Thanks.
Andrew.

"Andrew Hodgson" <me3@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?

Asus may or may not this model with WinXP: our practical
problem is that most retailers do not want to carry all the
(dozen) different varieties of Eee.

> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?

Yes. (There is neither power nor room in the Eee
case for a hard drive.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

"Don Phillipson" <e925@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote in message
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> "Andrew Hodgson" <me3@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:30ub941qbs4ck48udt7ofkfor941mtpb25@news.gigan ews.com...
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
>> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
>> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>
> Asus may or may not this model with WinXP: our practical
> problem is that most retailers do not want to carry all the
> (dozen) different varieties of Eee.
>
>> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>
> Yes. (There is neither power nor room in the Eee
> case for a hard drive.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>

you may find your answer at http://eeepc.asus.com/global/

On Aug 4, 7:33*pm, "Don Phillipson" <e...@SPAMBLOCK.ncf.ca> wrote:
> "Andrew Hodgson" <m...@privacy.net> wrote in message
>
> news:30ub941qbs4ck48udt7ofkfor941mtpb25@news.gigan ews.com...
>
> > Hi all,
>
> > Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
> > is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
> > Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>
> Asus may or may not this model with WinXP: *our practical
> problem is that most retailers do not want to carry all the
> (dozen) different varieties of Eee.
>
> > I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>
> Yes. *(There is neither power nor room in the Eee
> case for a hard drive.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)

i thought this comes with 80gb hd............ASUS eeePC 1000H Windows
XP 2GB RAM 80GB HD 1000 10"

On Aug 3, 2:26 pm, Andrew Hodgson <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if the AsusEEEPC1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>
> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.


NO the SSD model is linux only for now, and is also $150 more then the
windows model

On Wed, 6 Aug 2008 05:34:42 -0700 (PDT), skiforever <maprx1@gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Aug 3, 2:26 pm, Andrew Hodgson <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Does anyone know if the AsusEEEPC1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
>> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
>> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>>
>> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Andrew.
>
>
>NO the SSD model is linux only for now, and is also $150 more then the
>windows model

This was my point. I wasn't sure why this decision was made, to have
the XP version confined to the hard drive, and make the Linux version
effectively more.

Has anyone got one of these units and can shed any good stories about
them? I am quite tempted, but there are rumors they are going to make
another model in Sep/Oct?

Andrew.

Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>
> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.

Microsoft specify that windose lite must not be installed on hard discs
larger than - I forget the exacdt size, about 12 G I think.

Andrew Hodgson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>
> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.
In order to stay in business, M$ MUST sell you something.
Unfortunately, their only offering is uninteresting to the market.
So, they resorted to the tried and true strategy: coercion.
You WILL buy vista because we Won't sell you XP.

But the ultraportable PC market is growing and it runs LINUX...GASP!!!
The UPC can't run bloated Vista. M$ can't ignore this market segment.
They can't have large groups of users comfortable with linux. If that
happens, their whole business model (monopoly) is in jeopardy.
M$ can't sell you XP, 'cause you won't buy Vista...what to do???

The solution...make some changes to the license so that you can't put
XP on a system with a reasonably (large) sized hard drive. Change
the name to "lite" to make it fit into the Vista sales targets and
compensation scheme...and market share percentage figures.

M$ is making lemonade out of their own lemon.
Drink up...

On Aug 3, 7:26 pm, Andrew Hodgson <m...@privacy.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Does anyone know if the Asus EEEPC 1000 (with 40GB solid state drive)
> is available with Windows XP on it, or is this just the Linux model?
> Does anyone know what the idea is behind this?
>
> I take it that that 40GB drive is solid state?
>
> Thanks.
> Andrew.

I have the latest Asus EEEPC 1000 BK2 - 1.6Ghz Intel Atom, 1GB RAM,
40GB SSD, 6 cell battery which I got just over 1 week ago now.

Purchased it from www.ebuyer.com for £320 delivered :-)

It comes with the very latest XANDROS Linux O/S which is very good,
but along with the EEEPC came with a WindowsXP drivers CD and a
installation guide for XP on the EEEPC... To install XP you will
need a valid XP licence/software.

Thoroughly recommend this little laptop as this is my first eeepc and
compliments my 3 other high-spec laptops & tablet PC very nicely.

Cheers
Mike

In news:95c4d52c-2f1c-451a-9aaa-e92a1fd3ad41@d1g2000hsg.googlegroups.com,
mikesmith12345 wrote on Thu, 14 Aug 2008 18:03:34 -0700 (PDT):
> I have the latest Asus EEEPC 1000 BK2 - 1.6Ghz Intel Atom, 1GB RAM,
> 40GB SSD, 6 cell battery which I got just over 1 week ago now.

Congratulations! Say if you ever bump up the RAM let me know if Xandros sees
more than 1GB. Mine doesn't.

--
Bill
Black Asus EEE PC 4GB 2GB SoDIMM Adata 16GB
Windows XP SP2 and Xandros Linux