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Re: [PLUG] Hitting the Netbooks
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> From: Floyd Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:38 PM
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> I'm considering getting a netbook in the next four months, and plan to shell
> out no more than $350 for such a thing.
>
> Which netbooks have given you all the greatest Linux success, and which were
> more turkey than penguin?
First, define netbook vs. sub-notebook vs. ultralight...
My mental definition is that a "netbook" should have no internal moving
parts, which means no hard disk or fan, but I don't think that's
necessarily a universal criteria.
I like no internal moving parts because there is much less to break, and
I won't crash the disk head when I throw the unit into a bag that gets
bounced around, or toss it onto the couch.
I've been *very* pleased with the Mini-9 I got from the Dell "outlet"
store. Search the list archives for "mini-9" and you will find lots and
lots of details. I upgraded mine to 2G RAM and 16G SSD and the grand
total would probably be just under $350 with current prices since they
went up a bit since I did it. Mine came with Ubuntu Hardy and I
upgraded to Jaunty. Both Just Worked, but there are nuances which I
documented in the messages in the archives. For example, the Dell stock
image did *not* have 'noatime' or 'relatime' set in /etc/fstab, which is
a Bad Thing on a flash or SSD storage device.
Later,
JP
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