Question on Choosing Netbook - looking for experience

[Patton Echols]

On 01/16/2010 02:02 PM, Mark C. Miller wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:32:37 -0800, Patton Echols wrote:
>
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>> I am finally closing in on buying a netbook. (Those with long memories
>> will recall that I have posted a couple of questions over several
>> months)
>>
>> I have narrowed my choices down to a HP (mini 210-1010nr) with atom n450
>> and and Acer (AO532h-2588) w/ the same processor.  On paper, they both
>> have the same specs except the Acer can have up to 2Gb ram, both ship
>> with 1GB.  My research indicates that I should be able to install Ubuntu
>> on either.
>>
>> Question:  Anyone have any experience with these units?  Any reason to
>> choose one over the other / or avoid one?  If all else is the same, I
>> will pick the one I can add increase the RAM.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> --PE
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> Did you look at System76?  They ship exclusively with Ubuntu on all their 
> systems.  I have their Starling Netbook and love it.  They have a forum 
> on the Ubuntu Forum Board with lots of discussion about the merits of 
> various netbooks.  The starling ships with 2GB of RAM.
>
> You might want to check them out.
>
> mcm
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Nice.  About $C more than I wanted to spend, but worthy of a look