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I'm waiting for Dell to get back to me on their nettop, which was
supposed to have been out last week. Meanwhile I found this:
http://www.ubergizmo.com/zoom.php?dir=2008/8/dell-inspiron-910/
I know there has been talk about the Asus nettop and others here.
I have some questions for the people who have played with these units:
What is the performance hit?
-I run an AMD Turion64 x2 on my laptop and recent dual core cpu's on
desktops. If I get a nettop, will I pull my hair out waiting for a
command to execute? Are the Atoms as hot as I've read?
How does the display work at 1024x600?
-I'm sure it works. Is it weird to operate at this resolution? My
current laptop has a 15.4" display.
Does Ubuntu play nicely? Perform well? Is there a gain from running
XFCE? Is it possible?
Does XP drag like mad? Is it different from desktop XP?
I'm probably going to need a cellular modem/air card. I've only seen
pcmcia's. I understand they come in USB. Would this be my best bet?
With this in mind, should I play with the nettops or spare myself the
grief and find a really thin, lightweight laptop? The main use is to
carry for emergencies. Current laptop = HEAVY.
Many thanks,
-jeff
ThermionicEmissions - the blog
http://www.lockergnome.com/leftystrat
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