I have both, an OLPC XO and a Asus EEE 2G surf model. The surf model comes with more RAM, a larger hard drive, and twice the proc speed. On the other had the XO battery life beats the EEE by a large margin. Higher models of EEE come with a webcam, and I think they all come with a built-in microphone and microphone jack. Have to say I feel less like a doofus carrying around the EEE. Both keyboards are small, but the EEE keyboard is slightly bigger. The EEE has a monitor out and enough usb slots that you can turn the thing into a docking station (which is normally how I use it for long sessions). -Zenko On 10/27/08, Peter Larsen <plarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, 2008-10-26 at 17:11 +0000, Timothy Murphy wrote: >> James Laska wrote: >> >> > The main reason for suggesting we communicate Fedora testing on the XO >> > on this list was to build on the experiences of the already established >> > fedora-test-list community. >> >> Slightly OT, but is the XO actually a good buy, >> compared say with the EeePC ? > > It's not a PC like you're used to. Or at least, it's not something you > do big compiles on, setup databases and webservers on. It's a low end > system however it has some amazing features. Easy portable, great LCD in > sunlight, rucked etc. > > I can see it as a powerful alternative to some PDAs when it comes to > in-the-field operations. > >> I thought it was meant to poor countries. >> Does the US now fall into this category? >> Sorry. > > Unfortunately, the answer there is yes. At least in some parts; XO - or > OLPC is about giving children that otherwise wouldn't have it, a chance > to gain technology knowledge and there through general knowledge and > learning. Skills they need to survive, get good jobs etc. > > OLPC is actually giving away XO's in some parts of the US. Tragic but > true. > > -- > Peter Larsen <plarsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > -- I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. - Thomas Jefferson -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list
