[UFO Chicago] Linux netbooks recommendation

[brian sobolak]

This is an important point, so I will take a look at how well my favorite sites come up in a demo. 

For me though, at that price point, I think the screen size is much bigger than the other computing device I'd compare it to, my cellphone. 
The price of a netbook is close to a decent PDA and at a lower TCO. 

Brian


------Original Message------
From: Greg Neumarke
To: Brian Sobolak
To: UFO
Sent: Jul 26, 2009 18:02
Subject: Re: [UFO Chicago] Linux netbooks recommendation

Brian Sobolak wrote:
> Has anyone tried a Linux netbook they would recommend?
>
> My primary computer is a work laptop that I am not terribly comfortable
> using for personal projects.  Not to mention the massive overheard of
> scanning, anti-virus, logging utilities etc make the start-up and shutdown
> time appallingly bad.
>
> Having a very lightweight computer for personal projects, particularly one
> that includes the standard Unix toolkit, is appealing.
>
> It seems that Acer is one of the more popular brands, but every place I've
> looked online (think major retail outlets) highlights in great detail that
> "Big Box store recommends Windows Vista Home Edition"
>
> Surely there's something better?
>
> brian
>
>   
It's hard to find a netbook that comes with just Linux anymore. On 
Newegg, there is only one listed right now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220368

I've thought about getting a netbook, but they just don't seem usable to 
me unless they have at least a 768 pixel vertical dimension. And very 
few so far have anything bigger than an 1024 x 600 screen.
-Greg



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