Comments on: My Latest Purchase http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7117 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:23:27 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7117 Tom – you avoided radio, but you appeared on tv, and of course you’ll do “Hello” I assume? :)

Carol – please don’t remind me about credit card balances after European holidays!

]]> By: carol http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7115 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:38:50 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7115 O! I am so envious!

I’ve been fondling the Eeepc in stores for months now (and have been longing for one since they were announced).

Good to hear that you’re liking it!

Perhaps when the credit card balance is a wee bit reduced…

]]> By: Tom http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7111 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:52:00 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7111 Apple queue was well worth the wait! Didn’t see any roving 702 people there, but studiously avoided being interviewed by the 2GB man! :)

]]> By: James http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7108 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:04:29 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7108 Damo – hope the Vista has settled down a bit.

Tom – i think i read the same about xp. one of the stupidest things i ever did was “upgrade” to vista and it’s part of the reason why i became a linux nerd. iphone shmyphone. I have a wonderful Nokia N95 that suits me fine. How was the Apple queue by the way?

MH – good advice, but i’m not sure if i can get one at short notice. and besides, everywhere i’m going is distinctly “first world”. i loved reading about your trip by the way.

PS responded via the eee

]]> By: M-H http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7105 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:30:25 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7105 Looks great. I’d suggest you buy a spare battery, though, as it’s annoying to run out of power when you’re out and about. Travel is The Best Thing (having just come back from four weeks away).

]]> By: Tom http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7102 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:54:33 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7102 Oh, and on Damien’s point – I’m not sure what the final position is, but there was talk of Microsoft continuing with XP for the eeePC. Other hardware suppliers cannot sell computers with XP preinstalled after 30 June and must use vista.

]]> By: Tom http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7101 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:52:21 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7101 I’d be interested to hear how you find it long term – they’ve been the talk of all the techie podcasts and blogs I frequent and by all accounts they are good.

But it’s not an iPhone is it?! ;)

]]> By: Damien http://jamesobrien.id.au/2008/06/17/my-latest-purchase/#comment-7100 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:48:29 +0000 http://jamescharlesobrien.wordpress.com/?p=2229#comment-7100 As you know I’ve also just got a new laptop, also an ultra-portable type with small screen (9″) and a slightly shrunk but still very usable keyboard.

First impressions were great, the jury is still out, but my instinct is that Windows Vista is unnecessarily cumbersome for what should be a basic but reliable device…

I need to run Word and Excel compatible programs for work reasons, plus have fast and reliable internet. Virgin wireless broadband is great, but after one serious crash in the first 12 hours (after trying to install a free anti-virus program) I am beginning to see why so many Vista users are “downgrading” to Windows XP: to get a more stable platform!

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