[GRLUG] Pre-installed Linux on laptops

[Bob Kline]

On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Ron Lauzon <rlauzon at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 01/26/2010 03:09 PM, Bob Kline wrote:
> > What I find strange is that most of
> > them come with 160GB drives now.
> > I'd thought the trend would be to
> > a few GB of RAM, and maybe 16GB
> > of flash.  All for fast bootup, and
> > ruggedness.  For portable use one
> > doesn't need a hard drive IMHO.  And
> > I'm sure they eat up a lot of the cost
> > of the devices now.
> >
>
> Actually, the cost of a 160GB hard drive is very cheap compared to 32GB
> of flash.
>
> My System 76 Starling netbook was only $350.  That included the extended
> life battery.
>
> Compare that to my Archos 5 Internet Tablet, with 32 GB of flash.  It
> cost only slightly less than the netbook - but no keyboard and a 5"
> screen as opposed to the 10" screen on my netbook.
>
> --
> Ron Lauzon - rlauzon at acm dot org
>
>
Yowzer.  16GB and below have seen
big price drops.  32GB haven't yet.

But Puppy Linux is less than 100MB,
perhaps compressed.  It does all the
common things:  seamonkey browzer,
scanning, e-mail.  One can sit in front
of the TV and surf and send e-mail.

Here again, it all depends on one's needs,
but for me 32B would not be useful, and
160GB certainly not.

     -- Bob
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