net-book recommendation (wanted)

[Gurus Knugum]

Den 2010-09-06 12:06:15 skrev M.R. <makrober at gmail.com>:

> Hi there;
>
> I am looking for a net-book (Asus eee pc and similar "class") computer,
> and the two most important features are:
>
> 1) ability to run Ubuntu 10.04, specifically that wifi and sound both
> work "out of the box".
>
> 2) easy access to "removable" hard drive; so that hard dives can be
> swapped without taking the whole casing apart (or, God forbid, use of
> a soldering iron :); i.e., some kind of HD access cover/panel, not
> unlike some/most laptops.
>
> All I need on the computer is wifi, ethernet and USB. SD card is
> usefull but not neccessary. I do not require other devices
> (web-cam, bluetooth etc.). Whether I need to run the net-book
> edition or "regular" Ubunty is a different discussion, not to be
> entered at this time.
>
> Thanks in advance for all recommendations,
>
> Marko R.
>
>
My Eee PC 900 fulfils all your wishes except that about a removable HDD,  
since there is no HDD and the SSD isn't removable, as far as I know. So,  
if that is important, avoid Eee PC 900, otherwise it will work.

Off topic:
I run Ubuntu 10.04 on mine but I also tested Mandriva and some Ubuntu  
netbook remix which I hated. Mandriva was nice though, but Ubuntu seems to  
have better hardware support; I just plugged in the printer at work and  
after a few seconds it was ready for use. I didn't have to do anything.  
With Mandriva I couldn't get it to work at all, even though I tried to  
install it manually. I didn't try for hours though.

-- 
Kind regards

Johnny Rosenberg