[PLUG] need some advice

[Aaron Jorbin]

I have an HP mini 1000 that came with xp, but switched to Ubuntu
Netbook Remix as soon as I got home.  Of all the 'netbooks' I've seen,
it has the nicest keyboard.  The only negative is that it took a bit
of fiddling to the get the speaker to working and the touchpad has a
slightly odd configuration (buttons are on the sides vs on the
bottom).


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Twitter: @aaronjorbin
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On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Galen Seitz<galens at seitzassoc.com> wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> I am in the market to get a 6 cell Netbook that is under or around $350
>> new.  The advice I need is that I noticed almost everywhere and anywhere
>> is trying to shove XP down the customers throat so where can I go to
>> pick up a Linux based Netbook?
>
> I just returned from a 3 week trip where I was using an Asus 901.  In
> general I was quite happy with it.  It came with some Linux
> distribution(Xandros?), but I immediately installed Ubuntu Netbook
> Remix(UNR).  I used Thunderbird, Firefox, and occasionally ssh via a
> terminal window.  The primary negatives about the 901 is that the
> keyboard definitely takes some getting used to, and the disk writes
> are slow.  This is not a build machine, at least not when using the
> internal SSDs.
>
> At one point on the trip my only net access was via a USB GSM modem.
> It was plug and play with UNR, unlike another traveler's XP machine,
> where no amount of fiddling could make it work.
>
> Currently UNR has an issue with WPA and the internal wireless of the
> 901.  This wasn't a problem for me, but it's something to be aware of
> if you need WPA.  Hopefully it will get fixed in the near future.
>
> I bought the white version from Amazon for $280.  Looks like both
> Amazon and Newegg are currently out of stock.
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001BYB620/ref=ox_ya_oh_product
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220371
>
> Note that the Linux version comes with a larger SSD relative to the XP
> model.
>
> --
> Galen Seitz
> galens at seitzassoc.com
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