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Photos: Asus Eee PC 1000 and 901 revealed

Crave You get the same 12GB and 20GB solid-state hard drives in the Windows XP and Linux versions, but with an additional 20GB of hosted online storage space for data backup (something also offered by Dell and other PC makers these days).

3 June 2008, 15:43

Photos: Asus Eee PC 900 vs Eee PC 701

Crave It also has a shedload more storage -- 20GB in the Linux version and 12GB in the Windows XP version. Gather round, chums. We're the first people in the UK -- possibly even the world -- to have unfettered access to a final retail sample of the Asus...

16 April 2008, 12:13

Netbook showdown: The top 10 mini laptops rated

Crave Its second problem is the fact it's so bleedin' slow -- the VIA C7-M CPU really struggles to run Windows XP, and bizarrely, there isn't a Linux version. Its 900MHz Intel Pentium M CPU and 512MB of RAM (1GB on the 701) offers enough grunt to run...

6 June 2008, 17:48

Asus Eee PC battery issues: Shut up, get over it

Crave The honeymoon period for the hugely popular Eee PC appears to be over. Not only is it under attack from a number of copycat machines such as the MSI Wind, but it's also getting stick from people who actually bought the thing, due to an on-going...

Tags: asus, pcs, battery, consumers

2 June 2008, 12:38

Asus Eee PC 900: Nearly 9 inches of joy

Crave The oft-rumoured '9-inch' version of the super-cheap, Linux-powered Asus Eee PC has just been unveiled at the CeBIT exhibition in Hanover, Germany. The Eee PC 900, as it's to be known, uses an identical chassis to the previous model but ditches the...

Tags: asus, inch, eee pc, asus eee pc

4 March 2008, 9:48

iPhone 3G vs Netbooks: Who's the mobile Internet daddy?

Crave If like us you need the Internet like you need air and sugary drinks, you'll be utterly thrilled by the advent of affordable and portable netbooks, such as the Asus Eee PC, and the new and improved iPhone.

5 August 2008, 15:13

WannabEees: Eee PC vs Elonex One vs OLPC vs EasyNote XS vs MSI Wind and more

Crave Downgrading' to Windows XP Professional will set you back an extra £30, which is pretty outrageous. The result was the Eee PC -- a Linux-based ultraportable notebook that wowed consumers, shocked rival manufacturers and is slowly but surely...

12 March 2008, 11:17

Dub Pimpstar: Pimp your ride with XP rims

Crave Everything is controlled via software in Windows XP, so when the system eventually crashes, you'll still look cool, as they'll be displaying the infamous 'blue screen of death' -- at least it'll match the neon lights under your car.

Tags: wi fi, car, windows xp, led

27 March 2006, 11:51

Upgrade XP with the WinTV-PVR 150 Media Center Kit

Crave You can now buy the full version of Windows XP Media Center Edition from sites such as komplett.co.uk for around £85. Until recently, getting Windows Media Center Edition (MCE) on your PC has been pretty difficult.

Tags: microsoft, tuner, media center, mce

19 December 2005, 10:55

It's all about Vista at CES 2007

Crave In just over a month, the world will say a fond farewell to Windows XP and begin to embrace its plucky upstart of a sibling: Vista. You could be forgiven for wanting to shun Vista -- after all, XP works just fine -- but Crave is convinced you'll be...

Tags: microsoft, windows xp, addresses, monitors

20 December 2006, 12:03

Acer VP not "feeling" Vista

Crave We've just celebrated the fifth birthday of the venerable Windows XP. After all, even the most basic version of Vista purportedly features better security and stability than XP. But unlike human five-year-olds, who've usually learned to stop...

Tags: acer, windows vista, vista, comments

31 October 2006, 11:06

Boot Camp: Frankenstein Macs endorsed by Apple

Crave Forget fringe-group hacks that let you run Windows XP on your Intel-based Macs, now Apple is offering a legitimate alternative. New beta-release software, called Boot Camp, lets you pop a Microsoft Windows XP installation disc into your Intel-based...

Tags: apple, xp, windows xp, switch

5 April 2006, 14:56

Testing Windows Vista SP1

Crave While all this sounds complicated, Microsoft says it has learned from Windows XP SP2, an upgrade that sometimes stranded users with long, overnight downloads. FeaturesWhere Windows XP SP2 introduced the Windows Security Center and changed the...

19 March 2008, 12:12

More mini laptops: LG netbook on its way from MSI?

Crave This one was started by Digitimes and it says that MSI will make a Windows XP-based netbook with an inch screen, 2GB of memory and a 120GB hard drive. HP's machine has a 8.9-inch screen, 2GB of RAM, a 120GB mechanical hard disc and comes with the...

Tags: lg electronics, lg, note, mini

24 July 2008, 10:31

Photos: Acer Aspire One is quite literally 'the one'

Crave Specs-wise, Acer's supplying both Linux and Windows XP versions of the One. The Linux model will get 512MB of RAM and an 8GB solid-state hard drive, while the Windows XP model will get 1GB of RAM and an 80GB mechanical hard drive.

3 June 2008, 16:31