If I am not mistaken (no doubt someone will correct me if I am) some models of the EeePC were not vulnerable to Spectre/Meltdown. At least, I remember checking on the one I have and seeing that it was not vulnerable. A truly slow, low power CPU. I loved the VGA textmode on the EeePC. It looked great.
Alas, the battery died some years ago and lately it will not even power on when plugged in. The blue lights and the red one come on when I press the power button but only briefly then turn off. The red link will blink while plugged in. I would like to salvage the HDD. What are the chances I can remove the HDD and retrieve the data. It is not a 701 but a later model 1015px from circa 2012. The keyboard is in mint condition as I never used it. I only used a USB keyboard.
IMHO, today's Chromebooks pale in comparison. Fewer USB ports and no Ethernet.
Alas, the battery died some years ago and lately it will not even power on when plugged in. The blue lights and the red one come on when I press the power button but only briefly then turn off. The red link will blink while plugged in. I would like to salvage the HDD. What are the chances I can remove the HDD and retrieve the data. It is not a 701 but a later model 1015px from circa 2012. The keyboard is in mint condition as I never used it. I only used a USB keyboard.
IMHO, today's Chromebooks pale in comparison. Fewer USB ports and no Ethernet.