On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 6:10 PM, John Jason Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 14:25:40 -0700 > Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> dijo: > >>My search for a Netbook has been frustrating, and here is one >>explanation: >>http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/why-the-linux-netbook-crashed-and-burned/9156 >> >>So what is a late-comer to do? Has the long battery life, moderate >>computing power unit gone completely? The Asus 1015 series seems >>completely out of stock. I have yet to explore the X10x series, but I >>see the X101 with Meego has a puny 4 hour run time. Useless. Even >>the 1200 series seem hard to find. > > I have been thinking about a Toshiba Thrive. It's an Android pad with > touchscreen. It does not need a phone account because it does not do > 2G-3G-4G. Instead, it uses just plain WiFi for connectivity. But it's > not a netbook.
I want and need a reasonable keypad. I have recently found that Office Depot has some on-line: Asus 1016PT-BU27, 1016PT-BU37 and a 1215N-PU17. The latter is larger for a more comfortable keyboard, but the -BU27 has a very nice battery time of 10+ hrs compared to the 1215 of 6 hours. I will have to pay a visit to try the 1016-sized keyboard. I hope it will be adequate. I also hope they actually have the units and not just a website which has not been updated. -Denis _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
