Just curious, why a net book at all?<div>At this time anyway. They all seem</div><div>to use the anemic Atom processor,</div><div>have limited battery life, tiny screens,</div><div>and keyboards for midgets.</div><div><br>
</div><div>On top of all of that, they cost like any</div><div>machine with relatively custom packaging.</div><div>i.e., a lot.</div><div><br></div><div> -- Bob</div><div><br><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Michael Mol <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Problem is, I don't want an Atom processor. It's underpowered for what I<br>
normally do, even on a laptop. I'd want something Core 2-based, at least.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On 1/26/2010 2:20 PM, Bob Kline wrote:<br>
> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASUS_Eee_PC</a><br>
><br>
> Amazon lists one unit:<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/8-2e9-22-Netbook-Computer-Linux-Black/dp/B001E1OQL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264532953&sr=8-3#moreAboutThisProduct" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/8-2e9-22-Netbook-Computer-Linux-Black/dp/B001E1OQL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264532953&sr=8-3#moreAboutThisProduct</a><br>
> <<a href="http://www.amazon.com/8-2e9-22-Netbook-Computer-Linux-Black/dp/B001E1OQL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264532953&sr=8-3#moreAboutThisProduct" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/8-2e9-22-Netbook-Computer-Linux-Black/dp/B001E1OQL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1264532953&sr=8-3#moreAboutThisProduct</a>><br>
><br>
> and, indeed, when you check the<br>
> technical details it says windoz. But<br>
> that is an option - I think it comes<br>
> with Linux by default.<br>
><br>
> The technical details are pretty skimpy.<br>
> e.g., how much RAM. IMHO it's better to<br>
> get a cheap laptop and just run Puppy<br>
> or something. The netbooks look pretty<br>
> expensive yet for what you get. A CPU<br>
> with no poop, and pretty lousy battery life.<br>
><br>
> -- Bob<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:52 PM, Ben Rousch <<a href="mailto:brousch@gmail.com">brousch@gmail.com</a><br>
</div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:brousch@gmail.com">brousch@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Michael Mol <<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a><br>
</div><div class="im">> <mailto:<a href="mailto:mikemol@gmail.com">mikemol@gmail.com</a>>> wrote:<br>
> > Who are the folks currently selling pre-installed Linux on laptops,<br>
> > these days? I'm pondering a new one, and I'd like to see what<br>
> > tablet-type options are out there.<br>
><br>
> Dell<br>
> <a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&l=en&cs=19" target="_blank">http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&l=en&cs=19</a><br>
> System76<br>
> <<a href="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&l=en&cs=19" target="_blank">http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&l=en&cs=19</a><br>
> System76> <a href="http://www.system76.com/" target="_blank">http://www.system76.com/</a><br>
> ZaReason <a href="http://www.zareason.com/shop/home.php" target="_blank">http://www.zareason.com/shop/home.php</a><br>
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