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What a deal! (modified 0 times) Fred M. Imagine it! For only $99 for the i-opener, $130 for a hard disk, $40 for a USB ethernet, $30 for a new mouse and keyboard, and about $300 dollars worth of labor, you can have a system that is only marginally slower than a last generation laptop and is only missing the PCMCIA slots, a floppy, a CD-ROM, and a serial port. Is this a great country or what? 03-24-2000 15:39:07

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) pppppppp True True, but some people already have most of the part, like me. Me already have a 2.5" hard drive (Thanks to me old P133 laptop), keyboards and mice. All me need are cables. Make a nice Linux web server. 03-24-2000 16:52:06

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) Jared Same here. The hardware guy in my IT dept at work gave me EVERYTHING I'd need except the iopener. Even got the parallel ethernet adapter! plus three good-sized 12.5mm drives to play with. 03-25-2000 21:57:50

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) Doppleganger I-Opener: $99 Laptop Hard Drive: $60 - 70 USB NIC: $40 Drive cable: $12 - 18 Keyboard/mouse: Low enough to be free Half hour/hour of labor: Labor? This is fun! Netpliance's reaction and claims of "unhackable": Priceless. 03-26-2000 12:29:50

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) Tommy I bought a 170Mb hd at a computer show for 5 bucks. It will run windows enough to take notes and attach a usb zip drive. What else do you need? Mine will cost 115 after everything (why a new keyboard?) and a little enjoyable labor. 03-29-2000 11:02:44

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) Rootman I know this is supposed to be humor but here's my response: Still havn't gotten mine but it should come in as follows: IO = $120 (w/tax) 540 M HD = $36.00 Imod Kit (I'm lazy :) ) = $35.00 Lasagna Cooler = $26.00 Netport USB Ethernet adapter = $35.00 New keyboard and mouse $25.00 Labor (I love diving into hi tech devices and makeing them work the way "I" want them too) = FREE Total = $227 What I got was an all in one virtually silent small PC that runs Windows 98 well enough to access an ISP, read/write email and cruise the web. I plan on giving it to my mother who would be intimidated (as well as crowded) by a full size PC. Basically if she tries it for a few months and doesn't like it I get back another PC that I can use on my kitchen counter as my wife's email station, If she likes it I got her a nice "cute" non-intimidating looking and sounding PC that she can finally get connected with. I can't loose, either way I'm ahead. I can't picture my 70 year old mom pushing this thing to the limie - if she does all the kids can chip in and buy her a better laptop or something. Just hope I get the damn thing before the "fix" it. 04-03-2000 09:11:56

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) ken@oncdrom.com i hadnt received all my expensive parts, and ive more yet to by... a hd, and i hadnt decided how i'm going to deal with networking.. ive a usb ezlink, plenty enough for getting things on and off, just like a lap link cable , which are cheap enough... but ive also got some old scsi printer port scsi connector / converter cables, so i can hang a 'real' hard drive off the printer port. if i find there is a need. anyhow... one system will be a 'sub laptop' machine, that one is a while to go. the other one is just going to be a digital picture frame, comparable to the sony widget for $800.. for under $250, i think. i might also use it to play mp3's behind the slide show.. ya know, when you hang it on a narrow shelf, it sits flush on a wall. 04-18-2000 14:11:26

RE:What a deal! (modified 0 times) GcCougar Profile | Email i know the fun part of the i-opener is hacking it but.....On ebay you can get a laptop just as powerful...for less than the new price......if you want the challenge...run unix on it.....and have fun..... Un-hackable=give me 5 more mins 08-29-2000 17:23:56

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