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| 645483 | 2008-03-13 19:22:00 | How big is your swap file? Mine was 75MB IIRC and it kept trying to increase it... |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 645484 | 2008-03-13 21:01:00 | I want to get the 4GB one (running Linux) from DSE or wherever, then possibly upgrade it to 1.5GB of ram and install XP. The thing only has A 4gb Flash drive in it. XP would take up too much room. ASUS are bringing out a new model of it soon - with XP on it. And presumably a small (but actual) HDD. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 645485 | 2008-03-13 21:33:00 | I've installed 2GB RAM on my Eee PC, I've set up a RAM drive of 768MB, using a fixed size of 512MB for SWAP file and the rest for Internet temp and windows temp files. It runs extremely smooth. |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 645486 | 2008-03-13 21:45:00 | Chill: Swap file on my machine is 256MB. pctek: I have XP, Office 2k7, Firefox, and a couple of other small programs installed on my 4GB Eee, and still have just under 1GB of free space. It runs fine. The new 9" models come with either 8, 12, or 20GB of solid state memory - 8GB for the XP model, and 12 and 20 for the Linux model. See: www.engadget.com |
somebody (208) | ||
| 645487 | 2008-03-14 03:11:00 | Yeah, still no Hard Drive, SSD only.. somebody, I had much less SWAP, it kept popping up, sucks that it wants one so badly thats 100MB+ And a clean XP install can be smaller than the default Linux install, however by the time you've added Office and a browser, chat client, skype & drivers, its roughly the same, leaving you with 1-1.5GB (Depending on how good you are with nLite and slim your Office installation is). That's plenty of space for a device like this. Want more room? 2GB SD-Card = $20 :) Sure you'll never have hundreds of compressed h.264 files on there, but hey, its not intended as a Desktop Replacement device! ;) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 645488 | 2008-03-14 04:35:00 | I have already made a nLited copy of XP - takes up just over 400MB when installed (and when there's no swap file!) :D I've optimised it for the Eee - I removed things like floppy drive support, integrated CD burning and the hoplessly slow Help and support centre. Still considering buying a 2 or 4GB SD card to have permanently in it - how reliable are they in the long run?? Whats a good price to pay for one? the DSE ones look bl**dy expensive! $150 for 4GB, $100 for 2GB. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 645489 | 2008-03-14 06:14:00 | Nah dont go to DSE! I stopped by friendlycomputer.co.nz's physical shop just the other day and got a 2GB one for $20... They're quite reliable, and if you've just got it plugged in and not actually doing anything then the power will reduce your battery life by approx 1 -> 2.5 minutes on a full 3 1/2 hour discharge :P Nothing! Dont get a 4GB one, the card reader inside the EeePC has mixed results with SDHC cards, stick with 2GB and play it safe or get a 4GB USB Thumbdrive (Around $25 IIRC from Qmb.co.nz) You're not in Auckland though I see, so www.pricespy.co.nz is your friend :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 645490 | 2008-03-14 06:45:00 | I got a 4GB SDHC Class 6 (equivalent) card from LaptopBattery for something like $30. It works great. | somebody (208) | ||
| 645491 | 2008-03-14 11:43:00 | You must be one of the lucky few, myself along with hundreds of others at eeeuser.com arent quite as blessed with our SDHC card purchases :P If you know the exact brand / model of SDHC card though, I'd love to buy one myself!!! :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 645492 | 2008-03-14 18:51:00 | One is this one (laptopbattery.co.nz) - note, their picture is wrong, it actually has a gold label on it, and is the "4GB MUT Tachyon SDHC" model. The one I'm using full time is a 4GB A-Data SDHC Class 6 Turbo card. |
somebody (208) | ||
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