Nathan Coulson wrote: > On Sun, Jan 4, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Adrian Fisher <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello all :) >> >> I am considering getting an Asus Eee PC laptop for my LFS. Has anyone >> else used one of these devices for this and if so, did it work well? >> Were you still able to use the ASUS online storage or does that depend >> on their own software? >> >> SPEC: >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/BK002-Netbook-Linux-Preloaded-Black/dp/B001C9UTMM/ >> >> If this machine is not the best way to go can anyone recommend a more >> suitable device in this category? >> >> Regards, >> >> A. >> > > I use one myself with LFS, and it works well > > I have the 701 Asus one 4G, but I would probably choose their 901 if I > was buying one as of today, as it's slightly lower power, slightly > more battery power, and larger screen. (also, the atom has a 64bit > processor, and the virtualization instructions) > > I like the flash harddrive myself, but I am used to using 4G linux > partitions. Not sure if that fits your needs or not Most of the > newer ones seem to be migrating ton onboard harddrives instead > > I think the Asus ones are a bit more expensive then some of the > alternatives out there. Acer had one with slightly better specs then > mine, and a slightly cheaper price. No clue on quality though. > > Take a look at http://www.nathancoulson.com/proj_eee.shtml if you want > to see some of the tweaks I made to my LFS build. (Getting dated, and > most of those external drivers are either intree, or have alternatives > now). > > Never heard of Asus Online Storage > > I've had limited hands on experience with 2 Eee's so far. One to fix up for a mates son (Using Win XP), and the other for a neighbour (Using Linux). They faired ok considering the relatively simple spec.
Once I'd had the chance to go through the netbook reviews in some depth, I personally opted for the Acer Aspire One (HDD Version). Performance wise it was a lot better than both of the Eee's I played with and felt really smooth. I didn't really have a chance to tweak any of the settings to a great degree and I think it would have performed even better if I had. But that was with the supplied system, not LFS or another Linux flavour. In terms of the hardware though, I would definitely recommend the One over the Eee. The cost difference was negligible, but hardware performance and build quality were much better. It felt like a grown up netbook rather than a mickey mouse one. :) Sam. -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
