I have tried several distros on my ASUS with no problems except the
inbuilt camera. Ubuntu doesn't like booting with my USB hub but
generally gets there second time around.
I love it and would buy ASUS again if I was upgrading.
Cheers
Sue
Wesley Parish wrote:
Quoting Dave G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Chris Hellyar wrote:
Insist on seeing it boot either a SystemRescueCD or Knoppix
before parting with your hard won cash if buying privately.
<snip >
A a question for Dave G, what sort of spec are you looking for? I've
<snip >
Cheers, Chris H.
Chris
it doesn't have to be all that flash at all as I want it as a bit of a
knock around but I need to running some $windoze only mapping software &
GPS using VMware so I probably need 500mb min. ram and better than 1-1.5
gig processor I guess??
GIS and GPS? I suspect, running on top of Windows and in a virtual machine, a
mere 516MB isn't going to cut it. Get at least 1GB - GIS is in that specialized
Graphics/CAD region where the more memory you have, the happier you will be.
Just my - illegal now in NZ currency - 0.02c worth!
Wesley Parish
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