[CoLoCo] Best Ubutnu Netbook?
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Tue Aug 4 16:26:53 BST 2009
FYI - The System 76 Starling netbook just got updated and now comes standard
with 2GB of RAM http://system76.com/starling
-Simon
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Andrew Barney <keen101 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I think im gonna go for the HP mini 110 mi edition, which comes with HP's
> customized version of ubuntu. I'll probably be ordering it within the next
> week or so. Yeah, for me the things i want in my netbook are
>
> 1. 2Gb of ram
> 2. Anti-glare screen
> 3. 92% full size keyboard
> 4. pre-installed with Linux (even if i need to install UNR later)
> 5. no "windows" key (ugg!)
>
> haha, just for kicks i did try out on the HP ordering website to see what
> differences there are between the XP edition and the MI edition. It turns
> out that the MI edition is only available in black right now, and not
> available in the white or pink. On the other side it seems the XP model
> comes in all three colors, but has a ram limitation of 1GB.
>
> I really do like System76 netbook. However, i do want 2gb of ram, and an
> anti-glare screen.
>
> -Andrew
>
> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:06 PM, Richard Guenther <richskyline at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 8:39 PM, Jim Hutchinson <jim at ubuntu-rocks.org>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I would second the Aspire. I've not used one personally but did observe
>>> one and I've read lots of good things. A recent Linux Journal or Format or
>>> one of them had an article comparing about 10 models. I don't have it in
>>> front of me but the Aspire was one of the top picks - don't recall exactly.
>>>
>>
>> I just loaded NBR today on one of mine and love it. Much better than
>> EeeBuntu was (and also MUCH faster to boot). I'll try to show it off at the
>> AP Calculus workshop I'm attending this week and stir up some interest.
>>
>> Richard
>>
>>
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