This could become the new Tuning Laptop
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ok so reading up on tech news i found about the ASUS EEE PC.
7" screen
2-8gb
it comes with linux on it but windows is also available
512mb ram
three USB 2.0
VGA output
Microphone and Headphone
Secure Digital card reader
all for just around $300 brand new. this thing is tiny
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7" screen
2-8gb
it comes with linux on it but windows is also available
512mb ram
three USB 2.0
VGA output
Microphone and Headphone
Secure Digital card reader
all for just around $300 brand new. this thing is tiny
![](http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/1149/eeepcxo9.jpg)
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This little bugger has been on the market for a couple of months, carries a solid-state drive, usb port and a scaled-down Linux distribution.
http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardw...-pc-review.ars
There are a few folks that have already successfully ported Windows onto it, but details on device drivers and compatibility are limited.
Give it another 6-months, then the drive and memory size will have increased enough that Asus will offer one pre-loaded with Windows.
If I hadn't just been given an older (P-III) laptop, this would have been on my purchase list for tuning...
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http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardw...-pc-review.ars
There are a few folks that have already successfully ported Windows onto it, but details on device drivers and compatibility are limited.
Give it another 6-months, then the drive and memory size will have increased enough that Asus will offer one pre-loaded with Windows.
If I hadn't just been given an older (P-III) laptop, this would have been on my purchase list for tuning...
- L
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Your post had zero accurate information.
1. Came out late last year.
2. Word processor? Uh, try fully fuctional laptop.
3. Yes it has USB.
4. Apple has nothing close to this size.
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I have one of those. Kinda old now, but still a wicked laptop. Great for school and tuning, only thing you can't do is game.
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also for the price a brand spanking new laptop for 300? thats pretty good
and the size is great. almost fits in the glove box
the new model which is cmoing out in like a month i think comes with windows pre-loaded on it.
and the size is great. almost fits in the glove box
the new model which is cmoing out in like a month i think comes with windows pre-loaded on it.
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http://www.fixup.net/tips/l50.htm
They go for less than $100 on Ebay. I had one back in the day for my Haltech and Tec2. Should be good for the MS...
They go for less than $100 on Ebay. I had one back in the day for my Haltech and Tec2. Should be good for the MS...
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Probably meant what I posted... its almost exactly the size of a VHS tape and has more than enough power to run the MS software, has a serial port natively. Pretty much ideal for a MS tuning laptop and if you look around you can get them for a song. Granted it won't do anything else worth a damn but its so cheap who gives a ****?