The Easy PC with Windows XP Option

For $300 you can buy the Asusteck Eee PC, aka The Johnney Machine.  The Eee is for “easy to learn, easy to play, easy to work” and easy on your walet.

The Eee PC is a two pound laptop for grownups and the capitalist answer to the OLPC.

OLPC XO-1 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLPC_XO-1

Forbes has an interesting article in its November 26, 2007 issue or read the article online:

http://members.forbes.com/forbes/2007/1126/152.html

ASUS Eee PC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC

Hot Hardware Review of Asus Eee PC 

“…As we bring this product evaluation to a close, we’ll touch again on the level of hype that currently surrounds this product and try and answer the obvious question for you to the best of our ability.  Does the Eee PC live up to the marketing spin and hype?  In our not-so humble opinion, the answer would be a resounding “yes”.  For around $300 – $350 you get a fully functional, well equipped, highly portable PC that is reliable, responsive and just works.  You also get a boat-load of software, games and utilities for your money, thanks to the open source initiative surrounding the Linux community in general.  Admittedly, we haven’t spent a ton of time with Linux distros for the desktop but what Asus has brought to market with their incarnation for the Eee PC felt perfectly natural for even the Windows snobs amongst our team.  We feel very comfortable giving the Asus Eee PC our coveted Editor Choice Award for product innovation and excellence.”

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asus_Eee_PC_Full_Retail_Review_Showcase/

Lloyd Humphreys:

http://lloydhumphreys.com/blog/?p=69 

Asus EEE PC 701 

For an additional $40 you can add Windows XP and another $30 increase memory from 512 megabytes to 1 gigabyte.

Windows XP lives on.