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Asus Set To Release Desktop Eee PC Variant

Posted by kdawson on from the eight-days dept.

the_leander writes "The Register has pictures of the desktop version of Asus's Eee PC, reportedly called the 'Ebox.' It will be released early next month after it has been unveiled publicly at Computex in Taipei on June 3. It'll come equipped with the same Xandros Linux distribution as the Eee, though it's likely that Windows XP will be available also. But given the probable choice for CPU, Atom, ithe Ebox is unlikely to allow for the use of Vista, unless you're something of a masochist. It's expected to retail for $200-$300."

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  1. Looks cool by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 4, Funny

    I like the looks of it, but where is the floppy drive?

    1. Re:Looks cool by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 5, Funny

      Come on, BadAnalogyGuy!

      The floppy drive on this machine is like the main character in Beckett's famous novel "Waiting for Godot" in which Godot never shows up, probably because Beckett was so drunk he forgot to write that part.

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  2. I even hate myself for this... by penguin+king · · Score: 3, Funny

    "The Register has pictures of the desktop version of Asus's Eee PC, reportedly called the 'Ebox.' It will be released early next month after it has been unveiled publicly at Computex in Taipei on June 3. It'll come equipped with the same Xandros Linux distribution as the Eee, though it's likely that Windows XP will be available also. But given the probable choice for CPU, Atom, ithe Ebox is unlikely to allow for the use of Vista, unless you're something of a masochist. It's expected to retail for $200-$300."

    I really do.... I feel the karma drain
  3. Re:It looks like a Wii by stoolpigeon · · Score: 3, Funny

    i'm pretty sure the windows version is called a wEee box.

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  4. Re:It looks like a Wii by ozmanjusri · · Score: 5, Funny

    i'm pretty sure the windows version is called a EeeW box.

    Fixed that for you.

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  5. Re:Why's it so... flash? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I sure would be embarrassed whipping out my Wii :)