http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/ Engadget Comments for MSI prepping Eee PC competitor with Diamondville inside http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 3:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
in other unrelated news I have a broken MSI motherboard laying around the place. it lasted about 6 months, lets hope these laptops are slightly better]]>Jan 28th 2008 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
Linux is free. No Linux = download it yourself. Sell your XP license on eBay.]]>Jan 28th 2008 3:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
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*written on an EEE PC ;)]]>Jan 28th 2008 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
Just face the facts. The 800x480 7 inch screen doesn't cut it for browsing on a lot of web sites. Every one is used vertical scrolling but having to scroll horizontally is a pain in the butt. Anyway, the form factor can definitely accommodate a 8 or 9 inch screen with a 1024x600 or higher. My cheap Nokia cell phone has a 320x200 resolution on a 2 inch screen. The Eee pc is a great little computer but the low resolution screen is definitely a major drawback. It is the only reason I didn't buy one after using a friend's for a few hours.]]>Feb 22nd 2008 8:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 5:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
You still have to use the same set of eye balls, so why on earth would you need such a high resolution on a low end laptop. Unless you wear a pair of magnifying goggles, you are still looking at what is essentially a section of a pretty high resolution screen. ]]>Jan 28th 2008 6:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Big problem with the diamondville is performance. Don't expect it to run like a solo/duo core celeron. On the plus side it can have bluetooth as part of the processor.]]>Jan 28th 2008 7:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
Get yourself a program called Moveme from the eee forums and your good to go. Its brilliant and useful.
(Used when programs sit the apply/cancel buttons below the screen)

For movies, gaming(when you can get them to work) etc the quality from 2feet is better than looking at my old crt from 10 feet.

remember the screen is on you lap and as such damn close to your noggin]]>Jan 29th 2008 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/Jan 28th 2008 5:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
Obviously this category is very popular, and it makes sense, these designs are perfect for a lot of everyday uses. If someone can make a device with a high res screen, under 2 lbs, under $600, 2GB of RAM (why not, its dirt cheap these days), speedy 1ghz chip (Intel's A series 800mhz are NOT fast enough) with a reasonable keyboard, two USB, build in decent quality web cam, speakers and dual mics, bluetooth, wifi, SD slot, minimum 3 hours REAL WORLD battery life, 8GB SSD, running Linux, world (GSM based) 3G then I'm sold. I'd also like a touch screen good enough for UI and sketching (doesn't need to be pressure sensitive, but that'd be nice). ]]>Jan 28th 2008 7:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/
and by that I mean, Shut the F* Up bout the eee screen already
]]>Jan 28th 2008 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/28/msi-prepping-eee-pc-competitor-with-diamondville-inside/I just wish Apple goes budget laptop]]>Jan 28th 2008 10:39PM