Author: Alan Pope Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Long Life Netbook style device
2008/11/19 john lewis <johnlewis@???>: > I'd like to increase the memory and possibly the storage above what
> came with the system, Memory should be no problem as they are standard
> SO-DIMM modules. Storage not so easy although this URL suggests 32GB &
> 64GB PCI-E SSDs for Asus Eee PC 900 and 901 should be available
> sometime soon :-)
>
Could always just chuck big fat SD cards in? I have a few 8G ones that
come in handy.
> Fitting them looks to be more problematic and seems to involve
> removing the keyboard if I read this article correctly
>
the keyboard comes off the 900 _very_ easily.
> Battery life is the 900's biggest problem but I can live with it (I
> think). I am reluctant to apply the bios upgrade and am not even sure
> if the latest listed on the Asus site will apply earlier patches
> cumulatively
>
As hugo says, they're cumulative. They are also dead easy to apply. I
have had 4 Eees, 2x701 and 2x900 and the BIOS updates have all applied
without a hitch. I have only applied them via the Asus xandros thing
but I think Andy Smith has applied them using the standalone zip file.
