Linux Budget UMPC Shootout: EeePC VS Cloudbook
The Asus EeePC has been around for less than 60 days and already its about to see some very strong competition by way of the Everex Cloudbook, expected to be released in the States January 15th.
Both machines are nicely loaded at $399, however the Cloudbook features a 30GB HD along with the new gOS that has all the Walmart greeters excited this Holiday. Let’s look at the tale of the tape between these two tiny titans:
Not too shabby at all at first glance. However note that VIA processors aren’t exactly commonplace, so you may see some issues if you decide to run a none gOS operating system.
Also while a 30GB HD is great on a laptop this cheap, it is nowhere near as rugged as the EeePC’s solid state drive. And besides, in this age of “Web 2.0” who needs local storage anyways, right? Not to mention the utterly ridiculous placement of the trackpad near the display hinge, rather than below the keyboard. You know, like where every other laptop manufacturer in the past 15 years has put them.
The Everex Cloudbook is rumored to be available January 15, 2008.
The Asus EeePC is available now through Amazon.com
