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Where Would You Buy A Crusoe Laptop?

Posted by timothy on from the slim-pickins dept.

Misha asks: "I have been following Transmeta's news briefs for a little while and besides the stock's constant decline, there seems to be some life to the Crusoe. This story indicates that a new Crusoe-based laptop is appearing in China. Does anyone actually own one or an equivalent from some other manufacturer? Could you please post a review? Pros and cons from anyone reading would be appreciated." Unfortunately, it doesn't look like things have changed in the past year. Besides goods from specialty importers like dynamism.com (check out the Bluetooth camera!), the only Transmeta devices widely available in the U.S. seem to be the last few generations of Sony's Picturebook. I'd hoped for a tidal wave of them -- is there any hope of more widespread Crusoe laptop presence? Or are there good sources already?

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  1. Wish they'd be free by zmcgrew · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If only they'd be free.
    Then I'd REALLY want one more than I do now! =)

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  2. And why is it? by ocie · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    That it costs more to buy a laptop with windows and install Linux than it is to buy a laptop with Linux only preloaded?

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  3. Linux or no pre-installed windows? by Hatter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Slightly off-topic but on a similar note, does anyone have a link or two to someplace I could purchase a laptop with either linux pre-installed or with no OS installed at all? This was an option at Dell at one point, but apparently not anymore.

  4. Information... by roguerez · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    A lot of information about the Sony picturebook (of which I have the C1VE version with 600 MHz Crusoe, 128 MB, 12 GB HD) can be found on this site:

    http://www.stevebarr.com/