[senit] Re: RM Asus miniBook

From: Tim Kitchen <Tim.Kitchen at we.serco.com>

Hi Tim

Ah, but you will apparently get no support for the product from RM if you do
this and they are clear on their website that they will not be making a
Windows version available.  (Although I have heard that RM staff are saying
they will be making a windows version available - confusing).

So why they have a review of someone on their website installing Windows is
another question.

It's a shame about the 2 hour battery life though.

Jamie

> From: Tim Kitchen <Tim.Kitchen at we.serco.com>
> Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:48:40 -0000
> To: Jamie Munro <jmunro at djsn.co.uk>, barbara <barbht at saqnet.co.uk>, Judith
> Stansfield <stass at onyxnet.co.uk>, <senco-forum at lists.becta.org.uk.>, "SENIT
> (SENIT)" <senit at lists.becta.org.uk>
> Conversation: RM Asus miniBook
> Subject: RM Asus miniBook
> 
> Jamie said,
> 
> "The biggest problem is that it is a closed Linux system and so no
> software can be added"
> 
> If you go to the RM page for the RM Asus miniBook and look at customer
> reviews one states;
> 
> "I've installed Windows XP and SIMS on my minibook with relative ease
> and success and am currently carrying out tests to see whether or not it
> would be viable to roll these out to staff to use for this purpose"
> 
> My boss is currently flashing one around and from the small amount of
> time we have managed to prise it off him we are all very impressed.
> 
> Tim Kitchen
> 
> Education Walsall
> 
> (No connection with RM but if they are reading this ...........)
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