Re: [Sheflug] Netbooks: who's got on, and how has it been?

[Seb James <seb@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 2008-09-01 at 18:04 +0100, Tom Burke wrote:
> List members:
> 
> By 'netbook' I'm referring to the new sub-notebook computers that have  
> appeared in the 9 or 12 months - Asus eee, Acer Aspire One, MSI Wind/ 
> Advent 4211, etc. I believe that several members of this list have got  
> one of these, and may have installed different OS software on them.
> 
> So: can I ask those who have got one to reply with details? Make,  
> model, and currently-installed OS would be excellent. If you've  
> changed the OS then an account of any issues that arose during that  
> operation would be useful.

I bought an Asus eeePc 701. I didn't bother to change the OS, the
Xandros one worked just fine. I did install a compiler though, and also
dhcp/tftp/nfs-server/LTSP so that I could PXE boot our (wmltd.co.uk)
products in order to re-flash their OS when on-site - that's my
I'm-so-clever-here's-what-I-did-with-my-eeepc boast ;).

The keyboard is undeniably cramped, but usable, as is the screen.

In John Lewis in Sheffield, there are some Acer Aspire One laptots -
they had one with Acer's Fedora Core 8 based interface and two with
Windows XP. They're very nice with a larger screen and a keyboard which
is just that little bit bigger than the Asus eeePc - I found I could
type properly on it. Given the choice, I think I'd go for the Acer,
because of its excellent keyboard. I've not seen any of the more recent
eeepcs, though.

cheers,

Seb James




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