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GlobeTrotter: Mandrake-based 40GB Linux Mobile Desktop

Posted by timothy on from the if-you-can-boot-from-usb dept.

joestar writes "Mandrakesoft & LaCie have just launched "GlobeTrotter", a ultra-compact 40 GB bootable USB hard-drive pre-loaded with Mandrakelinux 10.0 Official. It may be plugged to any available PC with a USB 1 or USB 2 port, automatically recognizes the host-PC's hardware, and then is ready to use. Multiple uses can be imagined, from the office/internet workstation to the multimedia jukebox! The concept is quite similar to Mandrakemove, excepted that it's way more powerful than a USB-key based system! And for $219 it's a credible alternative to a laptop."

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  1. Alternative to a laptop? by Kell_pt · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's not really an alternative to a laptop imho - check its weight. Always recall that transportable doesn't make it portable. ;)

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    1. Re:Alternative to a laptop? by Chess_the_cat · · Score: 5, Insightful
      It's not really an alternative to a laptop imho

      Maybe because it's not a laptop. It's a HD with Mandrake preloaded onto it. You plug it into a desktop so you can run Mandrake anywhere.

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  2. sounds like an easy way... by ryane67 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    to hijack data off a system that you dont have the password to log into yourself..

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