[GRLUG] Pre-installed Linux on laptops

[Bob Kline]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 2:35 PM, john-thomas richards <jtr at jrichards.org>wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 02:20:50PM -0500, Bob Kline wrote:
> [snip]
> > 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."
> --
> john-thomas
>
>
I think the last line about covers it.
At present, they make little economic
sense IMHO.

   -- Bob
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