Comments on: First look at the Emtec Gdium netbook with Mandriva Linux http://liliputing.com/2008/09/first-look-at-the-emtec-gdium-netbook-with-mandriva-linux.html Compact Computing Thu, 24 May 2012 17:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Original $600 Netbook for $100 | UMPCPortal - The Mobile Internet and Computing Reference Site http://liliputing.com/2008/09/first-look-at-the-emtec-gdium-netbook-with-mandriva-linux.html#comment-10875 The Original $600 Netbook for $100 | UMPCPortal - The Mobile Internet and Computing Reference Site Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:41:14 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1297#comment-10875 [...] isn’t the first Netbook using the Loongson processor, the Lemote Netbook and Emtec Gdium use it [...] [...] isn’t the first Netbook using the Loongson processor, the Lemote Netbook and Emtec Gdium use it [...]

]]> By: nicfer http://liliputing.com/2008/09/first-look-at-the-emtec-gdium-netbook-with-mandriva-linux.html#comment-5624 nicfer Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1297#comment-5624 I think that more netbooks using the Gdium's technique (no hard disk but instead use an external keydrive so your data isn't locked up to a device and you can use your drive in another compatible device) should be made. Smaller external hard drives will bring us big capacity storage devices shaped like a normal keydrive. If this types of netbooks have more sucess, Microsoft will need to release an special version of Windows XP with the necesary changes in their license and other adaptations (like restricting the software to a storage device instead of a specific computer).<br><br>The only bad thing about this is the MIPS based processor, so it wouldn't be compatible with most other devices. And it shouldn't be locked to a single OS/Linux distro, it should come with the one that the user wants. I think that more netbooks using the Gdium's technique (no hard disk but instead use an external keydrive so your data isn't locked up to a device and you can use your drive in another compatible device) should be made. Smaller external hard drives will bring us big capacity storage devices shaped like a normal keydrive. If this types of netbooks have more sucess, Microsoft will need to release an special version of Windows XP with the necesary changes in their license and other adaptations (like restricting the software to a storage device instead of a specific computer).

The only bad thing about this is the MIPS based processor, so it wouldn't be compatible with most other devices. And it shouldn't be locked to a single OS/Linux distro, it should come with the one that the user wants.

]]> By: nicfer http://liliputing.com/2008/09/first-look-at-the-emtec-gdium-netbook-with-mandriva-linux.html#comment-2395 nicfer Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:05:03 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1297#comment-2395 I think that more netbooks using the Gdium's technique (no hard disk but instead use an external keydrive so your data isn't locked up to a device and you can use your drive in another compatible device) should be made. Smaller external hard drives will bring us big capacity storage devices shaped like a normal keydrive. If this types of netbooks have more sucess, Microsoft will need to release an special version of Windows XP with the necesary changes in their license and other adaptations (like restricting the software to a storage device instead of a specific computer). I think that more netbooks using the Gdium's technique (no hard disk but instead use an external keydrive so your data isn't locked up to a device and you can use your drive in another compatible device) should be made. Smaller external hard drives will bring us big capacity storage devices shaped like a normal keydrive. If this types of netbooks have more sucess, Microsoft will need to release an special version of Windows XP with the necesary changes in their license and other adaptations (like restricting the software to a storage device instead of a specific computer).

]]> By: Anche Mandriva nel mondo dei Netbook: Emtec Gdium! | Netbook Italia http://liliputing.com/2008/09/first-look-at-the-emtec-gdium-netbook-with-mandriva-linux.html#comment-1431 Anche Mandriva nel mondo dei Netbook: Emtec Gdium! | Netbook Italia Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:31:04 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1297#comment-1431 [...] Liliputing.com - Foto: [...] [...] Liliputing.com – Foto: [...]

]]> By: garysims http://liliputing.com/2008/09/first-look-at-the-emtec-gdium-netbook-with-mandriva-linux.html#comment-1424 garysims Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:06:21 +0000 http://www.liliputing.com/?p=1297#comment-1424 I couldn't agree more with the comment "the current crop of Eee PC killers all look an awful lot like, well, Eee PCs. They have Intel Atom processors, sizeable hard drives or solid state disks, and 9 to 10 inch displays. "<br><br>So seeing something different is refreshing... But I must say going with a MIP types CPU and not an x86 based one is a bold move and I don't know if it will pay off. I couldn't agree more with the comment “the current crop of Eee PC killers all look an awful lot like, well, Eee PCs. They have Intel Atom processors, sizeable hard drives or solid state disks, and 9 to 10 inch displays. “

So seeing something different is refreshing… But I must say going with a MIP types CPU and not an x86 based one is a bold move and I don't know if it will pay off.

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