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On Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:42:07 -0400
c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:

> The EEEPC was a *good* unit - just powerful enough but not TOO much
> of a power glutton. Just small enough without being TOO small.

Still my go-to as a portable typewriter. My first unit finally gave up
the ghost a few years ago, after almost continual service since 2009;
luckily, I got another second-hand. Nobody but *nobody* solved the
laptop-hinge problem like Asus did on those first couple Eee iterations.