Advice on a Gigabook netbook

[Nigel Ridley]

On 12/26/2010 06:46 PM, Alan Dacey Sr. wrote:
> On Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:18:29 am Nigel Ridley wrote:
>> I'm looking for a 10 inch netbook that I can install Linux (*buntu) on.
>> I refuse to buy one with Windows pre-installed (a matter of principle) and have managed to find
>> one offered without an OS.
>> The only thing is is that I've never heard of it before. It's a Gigabook M817P N450 2GB 10.1''
>> 250GB. I think the parent company is Gericom (German?).
>>
>> Does anybody know if they are any good and do they run Linux OK?
>> Here is a link to the shop's web page that has the details (in Hebrew but all the details are in
>> English):
>> http://www.goldtop.co.il/show_details.asp?prod_id=29743&catid=919
>>
>> Any help/advice would be appreciated :-)
>>
>> Nigel
>>
>>
>
> Entirely unfamiliar with the German netbook but there are other options.
> I got an Inspiron Mini from Dell for the wife's business.  Came with Ubuntu
> pre-installed.  It runs as well as anything with an ARM chip.  Everything works
> with no fuss, including wireless.  She's very happy with it, and that is coming
> from a windows user.  She won't let me install the KDE netbook GUI on it though :(
>
> There are also linux netbooks from System76 and ZaReason.
> http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=105&osCsid=aejl3t9laj9fup9uvoiop73730
> http://zareason.com/shop/Terra-HD.html
>
> Alan
>
> -
> "Ohhhh the boogie-men!"
> Stan Hardy
>

Shame we don't have those kind of offerings here in Israel :-(

Nigel