From the daily archives:

Friday, February 1, 2008

Are Eee computers good news for Linux?

by Earl on February 1, 2008

in Hardware, Linux

The Asus Eee Xandros Linux Laptops have been a big hit due to their affordability and hack-ability, but can this laptop success transfer to a desktop machine and long term is this a positive influence for Linux on the desktop?

… On one hand Linux is getting a lot of exposure to many who could not afford a more capable and costly PC but is it presenting Linux as a cheap, not in the inexpensive sense, disposable OS?

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Apple MacBook Air disassemble

by Earl on February 1, 2008

in Apple Mac, Hardware

For those curious on how Apple created such a thin laptop in the MacBook Air, iFixit has a complete disassemble with detail photos.

Seems replacing the battery is a matter of about 19 screws and then plugging in a new one.

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