[aklug] Re: Netbook Purchase

Costco has three versions of the 'One', 9,10,12". I'd personally lean
toward the 12" as it's screen support 1366x768 and the keyboard is quite
nice. I was seriously interested in these when my laptop died; I tried
several, but eventually bought another true laptop as I couldn't do
without the power. There is also the gateway version of the One called
the LT1303 with an athlon64 and decent video card, but it was the
buggiest PC I've tried using in 10 years.

-Ben

Kevin Browning wrote:
> I would recommend the Aspire One. I've purchased 6 Aspire One for work
and they seem to be good. They all run XP but I'm sure linux will run
great on em. Down side to netbooks is no cdrom. The new style Aspire One
keyboard is great. Costco is probably the best price locally. I can't
really comment on the noise level because the only time I work with them
is in my office and anything seems quieter then the servers and switches
I have in my office.
> Kevin
>
>> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:04:40 -0800
>> From: carbonfreeze@gmail.com
>> Subject: [aklug] Re: Netbook Purchase
>> To: aklug@aklug.org
>>
>> Stay away from the asus eepc, the fan tends to get stuck due to poor
>> chassis design and overheat. It also feels cheaper than the newer aspire
>> one.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:23:32 -0800
>> Christopher Howard <choward@indicium.us> wrote:
>>
> Hey gang. My laptop has had a hardware problem for a while, and I
> think it finally bit the dust. I need to buy something new quick
> because I rely on it all the time at work, and also classes just
> started. Because I'm only one economic level above broke, I was
> planning to invest in a net book. I'm going to be doing plenty of the
> googling bit this evening, but I would appreciate a little personal
> experience if anyone is willing to share a story or two.
>
> Things I care about:
>
> 1. Budget. I was hoping for something in the range of $300 to $400 at
> most. 2. Linux-compatibility. Wireless compatibility is obviously the
> biggest concern. I'll probably be putting Gentoo on it.
> 3. Low-noise. Every laptop that I've ever owned starts sounding like a
> helicopter the moment the processor starts to heat up and the fans go
> off. I'd like to be able to sit in a room with a computer for a change
> and not draw attention to myself.
>
> I thought about adding "4. Nice keyboard layout." But if it has two
> USB ports I'll probably carry around a portable keyboard/mouse combo,
> so that should be a moot issue.
>
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