The Zonbu might work for me. I am thinking about buying one.

Packaging free software with it doesn’t change the fact that the hardware is a boat anchor.

This is just the Linux version of webTV.

People on a budget can get better for less used.

People not on a budget can get better for break even at 2 years use and a lot better for a break even at 3 years use. Its subcription. A leech sucking money from your wallet the longer you leave it attached.

People conscious of space and energy use can get a laptop.

It is not going to have the things non user’s need in a computer, like a DVD or games or edutainment.

But of course because they put Linux on it I have to turn off my brain and pretend its great.

Its not a stupid product designed for the gullible. I just need to stop looking at it from the perspective of some one with a lick of sense.

Along with the ease of use, and extremely cheap price for a NEW (note: new and second hand mean different things to different people, most people do not understand that a second hand computer is different to a second hand pair of underwear that smells funny).

I imagine I’d be the only one in my family of 5, and one of two in my extended family to not benefit from a machine like this, everybody else would benefit an extreme amount… in the event that something bjorks, insert CD, it formats itself, automatically updates, and retrieves all your documents via an ENCRYPTED session.

And while some people go “I don’t want my documents flying across the internet no matter how encrypted” there are a few who don’t care, or would likely be more secure with there documents flying across the internet rather than running Windows XP.

While some people look at this computer with their own perspective, what about that of somebody else, think about your mother, who’s likely to do a bit of light surfing, write an email, maybe a letter, VoIP when the technology gets a bit more popular, how much more functionality do people like this really need? props to the company that made the system, I hope to see this project succeed (and with luck, increase the market share of free software ;))

Along with the ease of use, and extremely cheap price for a NEW (note: new and second hand mean different things to different people, most people do not understand that a second hand computer is different to a second hand pair of underwear that smells funny).

I imagine I’d be the only one in my family of 5, and one of two in my extended family to not benefit from a machine like this, everybody else would benefit an extreme amount… in the event that something bjorks, insert CD, it formats itself, automatically updates, and retrieves all your documents via an ENCRYPTED session.

And while some people go “I don’t want my documents flying across the internet no matter how encrypted” there are a few who don’t care, or would likely be more secure with there documents flying across the internet rather than running Windows XP.

While some people look at this computer with their own perspective, what about that of somebody else, think about your mother, who’s likely to do a bit of light surfing, write an email, maybe a letter, VoIP when the technology gets a bit more popular, how much more functionality do people like this really need? props to the company that made the system, I hope to see this project succeed (and with luck, increase the market share of free software ;))

A low end gaming machine is $60 - $120.

“Most people” don’t know what linux is. Were it my wife I’d buy a raid card and a second drive and pocket the difference. There are numerous online storage solutions and kid’s wares is not exact a linux strong suit.

As near as I can tell most linux people want a machine with enough guts to be interesting.

A linux appliance with a subscription fee?

Buy a real machine and send the subsciption fee to charity.

The point is that this is not for people looking for the cheapest computer imaginable. eBay is great for that.

This is for people who want something that is low power, Just Works, backs up data, and makes that data available anywhere, with what sounds like reasonable security. I may get one for my kids to bang around on and keep our photos on (my wife’s HD crashed recently; though I back up fairly regularly we lost a few photos I would have rather not lost).

Some people (like me) are willing to pay something for convenience and reliability. Kindly remember that not everyone is like you!

For the same price I bought a 2.8Ghz/1g ram/200 GB/128 MB AGP dell 400sc on EBay. I don’t have to worry about subscriptions. I can run whatever OS I care to.

I just don’t see the point.

If you want to be green, turn off the machine.

OS: Gentoo Linux
Windows manager: Believe it is GNOME, but will know later for sure

Now if memory serves me, it uses for Portage for software management, which is command line based I believe, so it should be interesting to see how they pulled this off.

OS: Gentoo Linux
Windows manager: Believe it is GNOME, but will know later for sure

Now if memory serves me, it uses for Portage for software management, which is command line based I believe, so it should be interesting to see how they pulled this off.

nearly $13 a month on top of all other expenses? i don’t think so.

as a straightforward buy and with a microdrive, maybe.

sounds a lot like something microsoft would be interested in.

no way would i keep my stuff on someone else’s computer.

back to the drawing board.