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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why would I want to pay per month for a shitty laptop?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzzed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 12:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[if you gotta ask that question, you're definately not their target audience. lol. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[striggity]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 12:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[I could get a better laptop than that for the initial price only from a pawnshop, or ebay.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 5:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[=)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzzed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 12:51PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[I like your picture.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[SimonRichards]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:26PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[yeah, it's bad ass!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzzed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 2:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Only saw it in the corner of my eye until I read that comment, thought it was a mushroom haha. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Reader]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 2:19PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[lol.. =)]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzzed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 2:21PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[You two get a room.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 3:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[actually it's a picture of this chick with a t-shirt saying "i love my geek"]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Buzzed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 3:06PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Leasing and renting only benefit the business. Consumers get screwed out of far more than if they bought the unit outright.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[BigD145]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 12:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yeah I see no benefit for an individual to lease a computer, not when computers are so relatively cheap now.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Hackswell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 12:56PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Huh?  Monthly fees for hardware?  Well, if they're going to come to my home and upgrade my processor and video card, maybe.  As long as it's at 3:00 a.m. while I'm asleep and it requires a reboot when I wake up!  Husker du!<br><br>WTF?  Obviously geared toward the "Hi, I'm Stupid and here's my wallet" crowd.<br><br>Ditto the above on rented software for future posts on that subject.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hoos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:01PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[A "subscription PC" sounds like a fancy way to say "rent to own."]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Yea, but do you even get to "own" the pc though?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[h8rain]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:14PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[I -think- you get to own the PC after you pay all of a 2 year subscription. Similar to the US cell phone business model.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Todd]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:30PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[I know this is what alot of companies think this is the future (including Nick Carr, as described in "The Big Switch: Rewiring the World from Edison to Google") but I dont like it.<br><br>I will refuse to be forced to pay for computing like a subscription. <br><br>To me it subtracts from the over all ability. You are truly limited to what they will let you do, and that slows down inovation. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joshua Walters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why won't a company just go ahead and release a cheap [er than the EEE] subnotebook/notebook? "Subscription based Laptop"? W-T-F?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valgas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:23PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[What amazes me is the introduction of these solid state drives when the price point on them is still so high. The AirBook, the new ThinkPad X300, this Zonbu monstrosity... We really have gotten to the point that physical storage is going to cost us more than storing data remotely. Forget the solid state drive; GoogleOS anyone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Britt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Well, I guess in order to have fairly cheap SSD oneday, somebody has to first purchase it right ?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[m-p{3}]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 2:35PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[What happens if you load it with ubuntu?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Macha88]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 1:57PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[And if you read the original article, it says that "root is locked down", which means they have restricted your use and access on (at least) a software level. This could be fixed by formatting the HD possibly, but why would you pay per month for something that you cant even use like you want to.<br><br>Thats like leasing a car that you can only drive on certain roads and at certain times of the day. Pfft. Ridiculous. Im sorry if anyone out there did this, but you got ripped off.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Karl Hackswell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 2:00PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[sounds like a certain new very expensive nissan *cough* GTR *cough*]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[David W.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 4:48PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow, what a great concept, NOT!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pudders]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 4:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[Last week Office Depot had a Compaq on sale for $299 with a real processor. Specs:<br><br>15.4" Widescreen<br>Pentium dual-core T2330<br>1 GB DDR2 Memory<br>80 GB Hard Drive<br>Vista Home Basic<br><br>(Okay, so this was after rebate and they tacked on a mandatory shipping charge, but the point is that the price point is very close to what Zonbu is charging for their underpowered unit.)<br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TIMMAH!]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 14th 2008 11:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[With the way Office Depot handles their rebates, that is no deal.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Valgas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 4:27AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Subscription-based Everex Zonbu laptop reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/14/subscription-based-everex-zonbu-laptop-reviewed/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'll give them a month before they come to their senses and drop the subscription thingy...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nathancourt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 19th 2008 10:22PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
