You may want to find a netbook that allows you to run a generic (albiet trimmed down) linux distribution. Your software might be harder to get running on stock customized linux distributions that come with some netbooks. "Sent via BlackBerry from Smart"
-----Original Message----- From: Roberto Verzola <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:38:52 To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List<[email protected]> Reply-To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group \(PLUG\) Technical Discussion List" <[email protected]> Subject: [plug] Linux netbook Hello guys, I'm shopping (first-time buyer) for a netbook. I'll be using it basically as server for 2, maybe later 3, cellphones that I use to communicate with a network of farmers and farmer-trainers. It will run Linux and my particular application, which is programmed in Python. (For the curious, check out the tabloid Bulgar every Sunday, and look in the inside pages for a tiny ad about a free primer on the system of rice intensification.) My desktop, on which the application currently runs, is a small Compaq I bought 2nd hand from HMR (P5, 768Mb of mem) running Kubuntu 8.4 and I'm fine with it, so it seems most current specs will exceed my machine's. My workhorse phone is a 2330c Nokia, which works somewhat (not perfectly) with gnokii. My main priority is compatibility with Linux and reliability. I don't want small things like keys that don't work or cracks on the screen hinge, or a flaky USB port, etc. within a year or so after purchase. I'd appreciate advice from people who've used some of these netbooks, in particular their quirks vis-a-vis Linux. The brands I've seen so far include Neo, Asus, MSI, HP, Fujitsu, Samsung. Lenovo. I haven't made up my mind. If you actually have a machine to recommend because of your great experience with it, that would even be better. By the way: the low-end Samsung laser printer ML-2010 works fine with Linux, but the machine itself had poor print quality. After two years putting up with it, I shifted to a Brother HL-2140. It also works with Linux, and has much better print quality than the Samsung. Its cartridge also last longer. The HL also jams much less often than the ML. The HP low-end laser was the worst in this regard(this was experience 3 years back...). I've never seen a laser printer that rarely (not to mention never) jams. Has anyone? If the thread due to this posting is off-topic, kindly drop me private mail instead. Greetings to all, Obet Verzola _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
