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I'm not so sure about that... it was my kneejerk reaction too, I'd love a low-power-consumption Linux box or 5 to play with... but there's the question of customizability... can you install new apps? Can you get root and/or edit config files, start up scripts, etc, etc.? Being Linux vs. Windows isn't going to make much different if you can only use it for basic MS Office and simple gaming/web surfing and everything else is locked down. This sounds like it might be good for my next-door-neighbor who wants a PC to do work with, all she needs is basic word processing, budgeting, and Internet access. Her son wants to play WoW and such games and somehow I doubt this would work for that, heh.

That being said, I'd consider one if I could make it into, say, a remote print server or backup firewall. Someone hack this for me! (since I couldn't hack my way out of a wet paper bag with a +5 Axe of Paper Slaying, heh).]]>May 7th 2007 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/May 7th 2007 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/May 7th 2007 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/May 7th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/Jul 19th 2007 4:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/At $99, this thing has a great potential if it's hackable.]]>May 7th 2007 10:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/
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If so... uh, lame? Within a year, you'll have paid more in subscription fees than the cost of a similar machine, and I'm given the impression that installing, say, Ubuntu, and keeping it up to date, requires minimal effort at most. Consider this: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2881215&CatId=1210
Tack on a $40 Celeron and another $40 worth of Yum-Cha RAM and you've got about the same system for less than $250, without wacky DRM (that you would obviously need to prevent people from using their system without paying the subscription). Even for people with few computer skills, this isn't a wise investment. Pass.]]>May 7th 2007 11:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/May 7th 2007 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/May 7th 2007 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/May 7th 2007 1:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.ewayco.com/51-embedded-systems-100-PC-mini-ITX-low-cost/11-tk-800mhz-low-cost-pc-embedded-system.html]]>May 7th 2007 3:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/07/linux-based-zonbox-offers-up-subscription-based-computing/
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