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General => Off-Topic => Topic started by: [MAF]Sighmoan on July 03, 2009, 01:27:59 pm

Title: Netbooks
Post by: [MAF]Sighmoan on July 03, 2009, 01:27:59 pm: I was hankering after a Samsung NC10 but can't really justify £300 on a Netbook i don't essentially need (since i have a decent desktop) but have gone out and bought a Acer Aspire One for £150 off Amazon. (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-One-Netbook-Seashell/dp/B001BZ924I/ref=dp_cp_ob_ce_title_2)

Anyone here got a Netbook, or know much about Linux? I think i am going to stick Ubuntu on it when i get it to see what it is like, and then stick Windows 7 RC on it to see what it is like.
Title: Re: Netbooks
Post by: [LSR]Jalicno on July 03, 2009, 01:44:19 pm: Netbook is machine only for internet cause inside is Atom processor who works fine with that lite linux version.I think you could try install windows xp on that acer,but win 7 no way cause inside is weak processor and only 1gb memory.
Title: Re: Netbooks
Post by: [MAF]Sighmoan on July 03, 2009, 05:00:15 pm: Quote from: [LSD]Jalicno on July 03, 2009, 01:44:19 pm
Netbook is machine only for internet cause inside is Atom processor who works fine with that lite linux version.I think you could try install windows xp on that acer,but win 7 no way cause inside is weak processor and only 1gb memory.

I don't know, i've read on the internet it copes reasonably well. Once i get it i will chop and change the OS a few times to see which performs the better. I mainly want Windows on it so i can used my phone as a USB 3G modem, unless i can find drivers for Ubuntu of course.
Title: Re: Netbooks
Post by: [MAF]Rac3r on July 03, 2009, 05:51:00 pm: My friend had one with Ubunti installed. IMO Ubunti is very limited and a lot different to the common XP we use. He installed XP on it and has never looked back.

CPU 1.6 Atom
512mb DDR2 RAM
4GB HDD
Title: Re: Netbooks
Post by: [2F2F]SNiKeRiS on July 03, 2009, 06:19:07 pm: My father has this one. It's pretty good at browsing.. well its only good at browsing. It's not powerful lol even IE lagging sometimes ;D

Asus Eee PC 901

(http://www.matrix.lt/models/asus-eee-pc-901-look.jpg)
Title: Re: Netbooks
Post by: [MAF]Sighmoan on July 03, 2009, 06:45:30 pm: Quote from: [2F2F]SNiKeRi5. on July 03, 2009, 06:19:07 pm
My father has this one. It's pretty good at browsing.. well its only good at browsing. It's not powerful lol even IE lagging sometimes ;D

To be honest, all i want it for is the net and maybe emails. If i need to do anything more demanding, i will use my desktop. I do also want it to f*ck around with Linux and W 7RC.
Title: Re: Netbooks
Post by: [MAF]Sighmoan on July 06, 2009, 12:44:37 pm: Well i got it this morning and so far so fun. I haven't changed OS yet as i wanted to see if it can do what i need it to do out of the box. Just need to see if i can get my phone to work as a USb modem with it.