Comments on: Asus: Linux, Whether You Need it Or Not

By: ishkabob

ishkabob — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:36:35 +0000

so do u need it 4 updates or anything inportant cause i tried to get the update for my intel chip and when i download it it is still there right after im done my download of it anyone got any ideas y that is

By: Shinobi

Shinobi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:02:53 +0000

Downloading s-ata raid drivers for XP, downloading a new bios, downloading a virus fix if something happened… Trying to figure out an error you’re having with your OS that won’t boot, when the one you’re on is the only PC you own, etc.

Think a LITTLE further than your own tiny world ffs.

By: Andy Davies

Andy Davies — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 04:27:50 +0000

This inovation is pretty impressive if you stop to think about it, I haven’t had the chance to look at this personally but I see a lot of potential here..

I see a future where it will be normal for at least a basic OS is stored on a flash chip, I believe this is the logical way forward, and if you stop and think about it.. you should realise that the benefits of such an arrangement far outweigh whats speculated, …especcially if you have had your boot drive go down on you or succumb to a nasty virus infection…. at the very least you have an OS that is up and running

I myself suspect that the it will be possible to cook up a homebrew linux based OS and install it on the flash without too much of a problem, now that will really open doors…
..imagine a flash based diskless linux router solution for example

…or a nippy little OS that you dont have to worry about virus infection

… I can’t wait

By: peterM

peterM — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:02:14 +0000

I personally would like this feature. At work it’s a don’t care since I leave the PC on all the time. At home, I turn them off to save energy. It is a big deterrent for me to turn on the PC to do a quick search or read my email, knowing that I have to wait 5-10 minutes for a bloated OS and McAfee to do their thing. If they can keep it quick and safe without loading virus protection, this would be great IMHO. Also the appropriate plug-ins would be needed (flash, etc).

I have a number of PCs at home for video editing, etc, and I would welcome a separate ‘appliance-like’ PC for email and browsing.

By: guaiguai

guaiguai — Fri, 23 May 2008 07:22:50 +0000

Great article!Thank you!

By: Sig

Sig — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:45:32 +0000

Ye with little vision! This is a first step that will have benifits not thought of yet. The potential power savings of not running the computer all day to have quick access to e-mail or the internet is huge. Microsoft will surely respond by including a stripped down Vista version for motherboard makers. Skype is pretty wothless but they are probably paying the bill to be included.

By: Saxon

Saxon — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:47:39 +0000

It is doubtful this will be a commercial success, Sure a Flash Linux based solution is great on the eee PC as this keeps the cost down to a reasonable level and give people a appropriate OS for the specification of that particular little laptop.

But in this case what will it be used for? think about it for a minute it provides SKYPE an Fire Fox for you to use but will not have a practical use. If it had some diagnostic utilities on there it would be useful and possibly data recovery applications then it would sell, especialy to local OEM’s like myself.

Nice idea but could have used more thought.

By: Matias Korhonen

Matias Korhonen — Fri, 16 May 2008 21:13:03 +0000

Yes, most people leave their computers on all day. But then lots of people leave their computters on all day just to check their mail once an hour. Isn’t it far more sensible to have it off instead, and to turn it on when you need it.

And what exactly is it that you lose when Asus includes Splashtop on it’s motherboards? What is it exactly that is making you so pissed off?