Asus' 2G Surf Eee PC: a taste of Spring in January
By Thomas Ricker 
posted November 8th 2007 8:41AM
posted November 8th 2007 8:41AM
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If your a boy, I suggest leaving your skirt down.
Real men don't wear skirts.
Real men wear kilts! ;-)
Some of them Scots can get mighty violent; implying they're gay would be a good way to get yerself kilt!
When referring to men whom can toss telephone poles for fun, I'd avoid the homo slurs unless you have a death complex.
Wow pretty cheap for 2GB of ram!
Any word on hard drive size?
your a dumbass thats 2 gig HDD
2GB IS the SSD.
Why don't they let the 8GB out soon?
Unfortunately that IS the drive space. I'll grab an EEE when they have a 16GB model with 1GB RAM and a 10" screen for $499.
Hear that Cagrino? It was the sound of a joke whistling merrily over your head and hitting the wall behind you.
there's really no reason to worry about the size of the HD. it has a built in SD card reader and you can get up to 8gb for under $100. pretty easy way to solve that problem, imo.
a 16 Gig USB drive is ~$120. I can't wait until someone cracks it open. I'd put it in a slightly larger case if I could find a way to add internal storage (probably via pertinently mounted USB thumb drive) and a DIY LiPo battery pack. I'll gladly sacrifice weight for more than 1 1/4 hours of battery life.
I'm thinking of buying a white or a blue one for my neice... it's tempting.
I'm thinking of buying a white or a blue one for my niece... she's tempting.
Fixed it for you.
No doubt she is, at least compared to the suggestions of the post. Especially if she can spell. I can't stand the incestant misspelling on engadget.
If you're going to complain about spelling, you should at least get "incessant misspelling" done right.
But your point is still spot on, regardless.
You know... you could spend your time being a douche elsewhere. I love my niece, but not in that way.
I can't stand douches douching around waiting to douche on people's comments. It gets on my nerves more than anything.
"Incessant" you mean? Hypocrite.
Benson,
Incestant? If you are going to bitch about spelling, do yourself a favor and spellcheck your posts. You won't look stupid as often.
@ryan
I think, perhaps, that Benson let a little Freudian slip go when he said "INCESTant" instead of incessant. ;)
LOL, just got back.
Yes, the misspelling was a pun. Sad how many people didn't get it.
And I suspect my comment's low ranking was much more a result of the "spelling hypocrite" rage than people like LiqwidZero offended by it.
To the ragers: go fly a kite. No, on second thought, go visit Asus's corporate office, and hike up your skirts for them.
To LiqwidZero: It's a joke. Perhaps one in poor taste, but if you are offended by that sort of humour, I'd suggest you don't comment on posts that are filled with it. You might have expected the comments would follow suit.
If you had bothered to check my comment history, you might realize I'm not a douching douche most of the time. You'll even notice that one comment saying "ROTFLMPO" (where P is for posterior). Please take comments in such a post as this in context.
@Benson
It's still rude. I understood the "misspelling" quip. I can take humour, but things like that are really annoying and test my nerves.
Please, consider what you say, as it may be offensive to others, even myself, and I'm not easily offended.
Freudian_slip defined
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freudian_slip
If the 4Gb version only had 1.3 gigs left after the OS, how can they make a 2Gb version with the same OS? They'll have to cut it down a lot, it seems, to have any space left for the user at all
I think that's why it's called the "Surf EEE"- web browsing and not much else.
This is easily the most homophobic post I have EVER seen on this site.
Peter, you should be ASHAMED you let things like this on your site.
Pretty much agreed here. This place is going downhill fast.
Homos like you shouldn't visit this site anyway. Get lost!
@Eugene:
First off, you're named EUGENE. 'nuff said.
Secondly, funny how you're calling me a homo and yet if you take a look at your post history, there are several very homoerotic statements.
Et, tu, Brute?
Sure I'm named Eugene. Ever heard of eugenics? Homos like you shouldn't be born.
What does it have to do with the EEE PC? Nothing. (Well, just like the original blog post by Thomas Ricker).
Oh Geenie.... methinks thou dost protest too much.
@eugene
Eugenics is bullshit, and you're an asshole. Take your crackpot nazi pseudo-science theories somewhere else.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenics#Nazi_Germany
Hike up my skirt so Asus can diddle me? This is the most fucked up post I've yet seen here.
You're implying that my interest in the Surf makes me not only gay, but a little child, and that Asus is trying to get in the pants of gay children. Good times.
As a gay man I've never worn a skirt in my life, nor am I effeminate, so I really don't get how this post is homophobic.
It's important to note that acting like a girl != gay.
I would suggest this post is more offensive to the womenkin.
It seems more that the poster implies there is something wrong with being a woman (skirt wearing) or being someonewho likes pastel colours (like of pastel colours != gay).
Not that I'm a size queen but it takes more than 2GB to hike up my skirt...
A choice of colours is excellent (and good for the soul).
Why the perpetual insistence on just grey, silver-painted plastic (ugh), and the usual white and black colour choices?
The PC market is huge and can support different colours successfully.
The green is a nice shade...
I'm sorry but it's just not real "Technology" if it's not black or chrome!!! Grrrr.....
Now seriously optional colors are fine but why does it seem that when a manufacturer decides to offer more then the standard black, gray, white treo they always seem to offer pastel colors only? I don't object to pastels, they are just not my choice. If I could pick any color I'd pick something like a deep dark blood red, the green that used to be called "race car green" (Jaguars used to have that color available), or deep dark purple verging on black. Something that glows purple almost UV under a black light. Now that would be a cool color option!!
Agreed with the "tasteless" comments above. Editors, please pull this post and replace it with a less offensive one.
And while they're at it, they should remove your comment too. how tasteless do you have to be to suggest that engadget "pulls that post"
You think I don't know what post you're REALLY talking about? That's sexual harassment right there.
If you haven't figured it out by now. I'm deliberately misinterpreting your comment. Quit being a dick about the "suggestive nature" of this article. At this day and age, ANYTHING can be of suggestive nature, but that suggestive part is almost always the result of the person listening having a dirty mind.
I don't particularly care if you want to go the beavus and butthead route of "hurr hurr, you said 'diddle'", but if you're going to start talking crap about the article needing to be taken down just because you can't keep your own perversions in check, then just do yourself, your family, and everyone in the world a favor and leave the internet immediately and stay out until you're mature enough to handle the responsibility.
Grey,
When did it become a crime to want things to be tasteful? Engadget's posts are usually great, but this one is sub-standard. There's nothing wrong with pointing it out. It's all about having standards. I don't think most people would want to see Engadget's posts head down this road.
@Gray Acumen: Thanks for the laugh. I appreciate your on-topic and objective responses to my comment. Please note the "Highest Ranked" approval of my original post and similar comments by others; many readers here agree the "flavor" content of this post is unnecessary and unappreciated.
Wow, you sure put me in my place.
"Everyone agrees with me, so I must be right."
Just because it's a common problem doesn't mean that it's not a problem. Besides, you can get highest ranked with all of about 3 - 5 people who are motivated enough to click the little plus sign, big fricken whoopdie doo. Just more people who are all too easily offended.
I'm getting sick and tired of people deciding to feel offended over the usage of a word or words when it can be interpreted in a manner that doesn't bring any offense at all. Ultimately though, as I've said before, I don't care if you're offended and feel the need to say "I find this offensive" but what bothers me is that you feel that a simple minor level of offense like this warrants complete censorship.
and seriously, you're the one who decided to make your comment about the usage of words in the article, rather than about what the article was about, so if there are any issues with being on topic, maybe you should check yourself before you start pointing fingers.
The main problem is the abuse of the word effeminate instead of feminine. The former comes off as homophobic, while the latter refers successfully to the fact that pastels are traditionally dumped on women.
Othello, the word was used correctly, if you look at the other things said in the post:
"Hike up your skirt, boys"
"Asus is hoping for a diddle..."
"Yay, clap clap bounce bounce"
Disgusting.
Looks like a DS lite.
Speaking of "Lite", why do a bunch of products use the word "Lite" instead of "Light"?
Is no one upset about the price hike? First they announce $199, then $259 and now $299. Not cool seems like bait and switch. I guess if no one else steps up with a competitive product they will get away with it.
I'm a straight male and I kinda dig the pink and blue.
I also hypothesize that I'm a lesbian in a male's body though, so take what I say with a grain of salt.
Also, I don't find the post particularly offensive; even with the obvious reference to homosexuality, I guess Engadget's hoping that homosexuals also have a sense of humour.
Why shouldn't homos laugh at themselves, anyway? Manly men don't let other men "diddle" them!
Ah Contraire!!!... In college I Diddled quite a few "Manly Straight" guys... All it took was a few beers...
Hahaha, WOW.
At best this was a needlessly sophomoric attempt at humor.