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).
[email protected] Twitter: @aaronjorbin 971-231-3499 On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 8:31 AM, Galen Seitz<[email protected]> 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 > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
