Worlds thinnest notebook...by Apple

[MrRobin]

I am more inclined to buy an eeepc - I wouldn't care that much if the thing got bashed about in my bag etc.

Exactly. I would be worried about snapping this thing in two if I ever leant against a rail or something

[threaded]

I don't get it with how people manage to break their laptops that way. I have a bag on one side of my bike to carry a laptop and I've even had at least one lunatic kick at it when I've passed and it's not broken.

[Sysman]

Solid state drive and no moving parts. That hasn't been done unless I've missed something somewhere.

<cough>Psion 3 (1991)</cough>

[tay]

Looks like Wilmslow has become a new beater boy or whatever the proper english term is

Luckily he cannot make his mind up wether to be offended or not.

[Churchill]

Looks like Wilmslow has become a new beater boy or whatever the proper english term is

Team bitch?

[gingerjedi]

Style over substance... I'd have to carry a thick book around to put it on so it was comfortable to use.

[realityhack]

I am more inclined to buy an eeepc - I wouldn't care that much if the thing got bashed about in my bag etc.

Got one last week - at the price I wouldn't really be devastated if the thing blew up. At Mac prices I would. And I'm on my third Linux install on the eeepc already just playing about with different distros - something I wouldn't consider with a Mac - so I'm learning more about OSes, which can't be a bad thing. The eeeuser forums and wiki are a good place to start, and they have their own IRC channel with many of the developers there to chat to.

Exactly. I would be worried about snapping this thing in two if I ever leant against a rail or something

It does look very snappable.

[Spacecadet]

And how much will this lovely laptop set you back? From £1199 in the UK and $1799 in the US, where it's due to ship in two weeks' time. The forecast ship time for the UK is two to three weeks. The 1.8GHz, 64GB SSD model will cost £2028/$3098.

Hmmm. That $3098 equates to £1571 at today's exchange rate. Even allowing for UK sales tax, that's a rum deal for Brits.

Ripped off again

[NotAllThere]

... Not like PCs where you need a degree in IT to fix it. ...

No, I've got one of those. Knowledge of the lambda-calculus doesn't help fix PCs.

[ratewhore]

I agree with this comment from El Reg:

It’s the Paris Hilton of laptops. Thin and pretty at first glance. After a second look though it is ultimately shallow, expensive, and useless.

Shame really, I wanted to replace my 12" powerbook with one...