[Wylug-discuss] Eee pc - proprietary badness

[Peter Nix]

Anybody know how much resolution you can get on a vdu connected to the  
external vga port?
Peter

On 11 Dec 2007, at 06:51, Martin Rowe wrote:

> On 09/12/2007, Nigel Metheringham
> <nigel.metheringham at dev.intechnology.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> On 9 Dec 2007, at 17:50, John Leach wrote:
>>
> [snip]
>>> They also "prevent" you from upgrading the RAM in it.  Prevent is in
>>> quotes, because there is a ram upgrade slot, and it's normal ram you
>>> could purchase and upgrade, but there is a "warranty void" sticker
>>> over
>>> the slot.
>>
>> Voiding warranty on a RAM upgrade would not stand up under UK  
>> consumer
>> law, unless of course you upgraded with a pick-axe or similar.
>
> ASUS have clarified their position on the RAM upgrade issue, due to
> "feedback from one of its valued customers" - upgrading the RAM is
> okay:
> http://usa.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=9223
>
> Thanks to those that brought them to the meeting yesterday - they look
> more impressive in 'real life' than in the photos I've seen. Now I'm
> stuck on which colour to go for ;)
>
> Regards, Martin
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