[ubuntu-uk] Good news for Linux promotion?

[Rob Beard]

Bruce Beardall wrote:
> Me too, I'm definitely holding out until some ARM based options are on 
> the table. Despite desperately needing a new laptop and even a new 
> netbook, I'd rather not spend money on a new Intel machine until I've 
> had a chance to see the competition in action.
>
> When I had my G4 iBook, Ubuntu PPC worked wonderfully compared to the 
> molasses-like OSX. I can't wait to see what Ubuntu ARM is like.
>
> Cheers
>
> Bruce
I've been mulling over getting a netbook but keep holding out to see 
what the ARM offerings will be like.  I've not been too impressed with 
the MIPS based netbooks, but I've got high hopes for these netbooks.

If they're any good, then I also hope they release net tops too with HD 
support.  I'd love to get a really quiet low wattage box to run XBMC and 
MythTV to play back all my media and record TV, at the moment I've been 
looking at the Revo and a new box which Foxconn have released which 
seems similar to the Revo but with an Atom 330 CPU, albeit about the 
same price as the Atom 230 Revo at trade price (thats without factoring 
in memory and a hard drive).

Rob