[ale] netbooks - what is good with Linux?

[Greg Clifton]

While I don't have any hands on experience, if your budget allows, I would
look for one with the nVidiia ION chipset. You will get MUCH better video
performance since it includes nVidia 9400 video chipset and longer battery
life (all else being equal) than with the "stock" Intel 945G chipset. The
price on these seems to be in the $500 range. Brand wise, ASUS created the
whole netbook segment with the Eee and as I recall from a recent vendor
showcase, ASUS gives a 1 yr warranty that includes screen breakage at no
extra charge. This may only apply to notebooks and not the netbooks, but it
is worth checking out.

GC

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 12:47 AM, David Ritchie <deritchie at gmail.com> wrote:

> Heres the one that I was looking at MicroCenter
>
> http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0326168
>
> which is the Acer Aspire One - N450, 1 GB (expandable to 2GB), 160 GB
> hard drive...
>
> for $299, it is has a good feature mix.. seems relatively peppy under
> Windows, will
> taking in a USB stick to try it out under Linux next...
>
> The other option I am thinking about the Toshiba netbook loaded with
> OpenSolaris and Windows that Sun is pushing through their website...
> a bit more money though.
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