Re: Some specs

Re: Some specs

Posted Dec 19, 2004 0:40 UTC (Sun) by tebriscoe (guest, #26462)
In reply to: Some specs by Max.Hyre
Parent article: Sub300.com Announces the World's Lightest Linux Notebook Computer

Hmmm... I *have* an eNote and none of the pictures or physical descriptions on the Asus site those links point to match what I have at all. *Some* of the specs are the same but some are all wrong.

I've had this thing for 22 months (bought it back when the Lindows MobilePC was first announced). I bought it without an OS for $789 from an outfit called GearZoo.com and loaded it with Slackware (8.1, then 9, now 10). So far, the only trouble I've had with it is that while it works fine with USB 2.0 devices using ehci-hcd, when it comes time to use a 1.1 device, it doesn't properly hand off to the ohci driver and won't recognize the device. It *does* boot from a USB 2.0 CD-ROM device. It also will recognize 1.1 devices that are plugged in via a 2.0-compliant USB hub.

I am concerned because I haven't been able to locate a source of spare batteries and GearZoo hasn't responded to my queries. But aside from that, I use this little machine daily and have been very happy with it.

For the record, the eNote I have has the slightly older VIA 933 mhz C3 processor, and came with only a 20gb hard drive.

Tom B.

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