[GRLUG] Pre-installed Linux on laptops

[john-thomas richards]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 02:20:50PM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
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> The technical details are pretty skimpy.
> e.g., how much RAM.  IMHO it's better to
> get a cheap laptop and just run Puppy
> or something.  The netbooks look pretty
> expensive yet for what you get.  A CPU
> with no poop, and pretty lousy battery life.

It's amazing how these "netbooks" resemble regular laptops from a couple
years ago but with a small screen.  I think the concept was a small,
lightweight net device that wouldn't hurt a great deal if lost / dropped
/ stolen.  Now "netbook" essentially means "laptop with small screen and
little cost-savings."
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john-thomas
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