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And a frigging GTR badge too! Sacrelige! -D

Yeah Damo just needs a gobbie from the gf before he walks on stage to speak, he'll be so relaxed he wont give a crap -D

"If It Bleeeds.... Ve can kill eet...." -D

Saw a big red 4wd towing a car which beeped, pretty sure it was Matty T - stuck my hand out after you'd passed, not sure you saw it? -D

Can we get trent from punchy? Give him some go-ey, and off he goes -D

Kahli, if there are any issues with posts, take it up with moderators. Or better yet, get your friend to take it up with a moderator. Caps make our eyes bleed. Thanks. -D

its probably kietz' -D

That's ok, we'll give you some bundy and coke, that'll get ya rockin' and jolly -D

that article is a load of shite EEE's >ARE< netbooks. -D

Truer words are rarely spoken. -D

bleh i'd rather roll with sapol than ns.com bunch of galahs vs a bunch of gorillas I'd go the gorillas -D

+1 for the asian drivers -1 for the women drivers -D

I'll snort 10 kilograms of cocaine and run. Defect me for that you f**kers -D

Unless you're running games, databases or doing hardcore rendering, its a waste. Stick with a quad core system and dual core ddr2, you'll get better value for that. Incidentally re: EEE pc's, theres a new one coming out from Nvidia which replaces the i945 graphics chip with a 9300gm 3d accelerated northbridge. Meaning the gfx card wont be neutered and will actually render HD properly. Interesting to note that they will keep the intel atom processor as the CPU, and that the 9300GM has integrated Phys-x capability (tho I cant see many games that use phys-x running nicely on the 9300, even tho it IS a step up). I'll be keeping an eye out. Any excuse to put World of Warcraft on a netbook and run it across nextG is a good one. -D

+1 for Jack88, he did my sub box and I'm very happy with the result. -D

I reckon we should also buy 1000 trent from punchy boxer shorts, put some cheer back into the people > -D

And I'm afraid of neck ties -D

^^ haha rofl. perfect! -D

Wow thats brilliant! +1 for the ML Hotel management (thanks!) I don't own any black ties :| -D

it has usb ports so you can get external hdd's but you dont want a hdd in the car due to g-forces and shock. ssd = solid state (no moving parts) and can tolerate a lot of shock. They also draw about 1 watt as opposed to the 12-20 watts of a laptop (2.5") hdd - thats one of the reasons the netbooks can get 4 hours of use. Some of them use standard hdd's on the 1.8" scale but these too still draw a lot of power. That link is for putting the perspect touch sensor inside an existing 901 laptop screen - loads of people have been doing this but I think this is the first one I've seen which doesn't require soldering. SO very tempting, tho it would void my warranty.... -D

Got a link? -D

Those are the first generation 701's. They arent good value for money. They have a 7" screen and a paltry 800mhz CPU. The 901's were the first to bring in the Intel Atom chipset - Dual core 1.6ghz with integrated 945 chipset for video (it complies with vista's rendering standards). The 901's also have more battery life and a 9" screen, and some versions are coming out soon with integrated HSDPA (Next G data) modems built into them. Krishy, it wouldn't work nicely for AV, esp not in the glovebox - if you want to do that, a carputer is still the best option, esp if you get it with an in-dash touchscreen.... EEE's are great for what they are, but they still have undersized keyboards which give most people hassles, and I'm sorry to say that the trackpad isnt great either - which was the main reason I bought the bluetooth mouse... They also have the ability to run the EEE-TV usb DVT-B digital tuner - I've got one and it works great, provided you're in range and have a decent antenna... Personally, I wouldn't buy anything without the Intel Atom chipset... the 901 isnt slow, but you wouldnt want to go much slower - esp if you don't intend on replacing the secondary SSD with a faster replacement. -D

I've only encountered two minor issues. One is the size of the primary SSD (4gb) and the other is the speed of the secondary (either 8 or 16gb depending if u get the linux or windows version). I ran out of space for my windows install on the 4gb and have software which needs to be ran off the boot drive. When I switched it to the 8gb ssd, the SSD was just too damn slow (the write times are 3-4 times as long which makes all the difference)... So I've put Fedora 10 on the 4gb, XP is on the 8gb and I'll be getting a runcore 32gb m-pci SSD to replace the 8 gigger. They actually make very fast SSD's, faster than the stock 4gb unit. Couple that with the 2 gigs of ram I've put in there, and it should fly. Unit works beautifully with my bluetooth mouse and nextG bluetooth phone as a modem. Runs fedora with compiz fusion very very nicely and has around 4.5 hours of battery life at constant use. I've managed to make mine last all day by changing the APCI settings. It also fits in the r32 glovebox, which is where I have the consult port and 12v power to the laptop wired. Makes it very very easy to port around as it gets charged in the glovebox when I'm driving... -D

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I'm with damo on this. If u get defected you'd have to take the FPR, AFM and turbos off. I know you're mechanically smart enuff to do that, I'd just be wondering if its worth the money/hassle. That said, 3071's are hardcore DO EEEET! -D