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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They do.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Asus 2 Gb SSD for around 350</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Asus 4 Gb SSD for around 425 plus S&H and
Tax.</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>MODEL:</TD>
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colSpan=2>ASUS EEEPC</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>7"</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>RESOLUTION:</TD>
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colSpan=2>800 x 480</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>Intel® Mobile</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>TPM:</TD>
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colSpan=2>No</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>DDR2</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>Linux / Windows XP</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>HARD DRIVE:</TD>
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colSpan=2>SSD</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>N/A</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>Shared</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>10/100</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>B/G</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>BLUETOOTH:</TD>
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colSpan=2>No</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>MODEM:</TD>
<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM style="PADDING-LEFT: 0px"
colSpan=2>56K</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>HD Audio</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>MIC:</TD>
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colSpan=2>Y</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>No</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>Yes</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>N</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>VGA OUT:</TD>
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colSpan=2>1</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>S-VIDEO:</TD>
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colSpan=2>No</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>No</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>No</TD></TR>
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<TD class=pagedetailBOTTOM width=145>USB PORTS:</TD>
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colSpan=2>3</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>2 LBS</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>8.9"x6.5"x1.4"</TD></TR>
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colSpan=2>White</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Model Name</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Eee PC 4G</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Display</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>7"</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Intel CPU & Chipset</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Intel Mobile CPU</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Operating System</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>GNU Linux <BR>Windows XP compatible
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Color</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Pure white/Blush pink/Sky blue/Lush
green/Galaxy black</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Ethernet Communication</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>10/100</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>WLAN</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Wi-Fi 802.11GB</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Memory</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>512 MB (DDR2)</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>S.S.D. Storage (Solid-State
Drive)</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>4G</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Camera</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>N/A</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Audio</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Hi-Definition audio<BR>Stereo
speaker<BR>Microphone </TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Battery</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>4 Cells, 2.8~3.5hrs*</TD></TR>
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<TD bgColor=#ffffff>Weight</TD>
<TD bgColor=#ffffff>0.92 kg</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
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<P><SPAN class=ptext-b>Mobility & Reliability</SPAN><BR>•
At 7" and weighing only 0.92kg, you can take the Eee PC
anywhere.<BR>• Bumps and shocks are no longer issues. With a
dependable solid-state disk, you get unparalleled
shock-protection and reliability.<BR>• Power-efficient design
provides longer operating time when on the go.</P>
<P> </P>
<P><SPAN class=ptext-b>Ease & Technology</SPAN><BR>• With
a rapid start-up time, the Eee PC is always ready to get into
action.<BR>• No technical manual required with the specially
designed, user-friendly and intuitive graphic interface
.</P></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=timchampion@gmail.com href="mailto:timchampion@gmail.com">Tim
Champion</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=cialug@cialug.org
href="mailto:cialug@cialug.org">Central Iowa Linux Users Group</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 07, 2008 10:28
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Cialug] Dell's Ubuntu
Netbook</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Doesn't appear to load using firefox 3 on Ubuntu 8.04.<BR>Do you
have a SSD option?<BR><BR clear=all>Tim Champion<BR><A
href="mailto:timchampion@gmail.com">timchampion@gmail.com</A><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 9:57 AM, albus <SPAN
dir=ltr><<A
href="mailto:albus@iowaconnect.com">albus@iowaconnect.com</A>></SPAN>
wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well while we're making shameless plugs here
you go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="http://www.iowaconnect.com/index_files/webstore.htm"
target=_blank>http://www.iowaconnect.com/index_files/webstore.htm</A> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We've got a model very close to the Dell but
with a 30Gb hard drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Look under notebooks. The Nobi 8.9 LG is only
$436.00</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR> </DIV>
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style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(0,0,0) 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
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<DIV></DIV>
<DIV class=Wj3C7c>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal">-----
Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: rgb(228,228,228); FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial"><B>From:</B>
<A title=timchampion@gmail.com href="mailto:timchampion@gmail.com"
target=_blank>Tim Champion</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>To:</B>
<A title=cialug@cialug.org href="mailto:cialug@cialug.org"
target=_blank>cialug</A> </DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Sent:</B>
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 9:49 AM</DIV>
<DIV
style="FONT: 10pt arial; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"><B>Subject:</B>
[Cialug] Dell's Ubuntu Netbook</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Ok, I've been active in Dell's Ideastorm community, which is
dominated by Linux evangelists.<BR><BR>Also, if you are a netbook fan,
Dell has an Inspiron Mini 9 that looks a lot like the other netbooks out
there from MSI, Acer, Asus. The big news is that they now offer
Ubuntu on it as a "primary" option, and not hidden off in a deep, dark
corner in the bowels of Dell.com, where the rest of Dell's Ubuntu
offereings are hiding. <BR><BR>They went further, and made the Ubuntu
version $40 cheaper than the XP version across the board. This is a
huge step forward. Previously, OEMs have been able to "give away"
Windows because of all the kickbacks they get from the crapware vendors. A
windows licence might cost dell $20, but then they get $25 from the
crapware vendors to load up your shiney new PC with a bunch of garbage you
don't want or need. <BR><BR>I'm very happy seeing the Ubuntu Mini
9's $40 less than equivilant XP models. If you are looking for a
netbook with Linux, and want to reward a company for doing the right thing
in supporting Linux as a primary option on main-stream computers, please
check out Dell's Mini 9<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?cs=19&s=dhs&ref=homepg"
target=_blank>http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?cs=19&s=dhs&ref=homepg</A><BR><BR>Wow,
an Ubuntu computer FEATURED on the hope page of Dell.com. What's the
world coming to? *looks out the window for flying pigs*<BR><BR
clear=all>Tim Champion<BR><A href="mailto:timchampion@gmail.com"
target=_blank>timchampion@gmail.com</A><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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