[ale] Linux Netbook Options

[Timothy Sassone]

Thank you!  To be honest, I'm only just getting into the hardware side of things, I hadn't found crucial.com yet, looks to be a wonderful resource, thank you!

I've ordered the PC (in part in the hopes that it will arrive before the SPSU install-fest), but opted to wait on the memory.  

My thanks to everyone who has helped once again, I look forward to the new computer, and hopefully getting more involved with the Linux community here!

Tim


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Bronosky" <richardbronosky at gmail.com>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 8:41:36 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [ale] Linux Netbook Options




http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Eee%20PC%20T101MT&Cat=RAM 

These are the guys I trust most. It's their whole business to be right. 
On Aug 16, 2011 8:26 PM, "Timothy Sassone" < tsassone at spsu.edu > wrote: 
> Hello, my name is Timothy Sassone, and I have a couple quick questions. I am looking to purchase a new, portable computer to replace my 6-year-old laptop - ideally something about netbook sized, under $500, and which would work well with a Linux disto as the only OS. While perusing newegg for ideas, I ran across one of the "netvertable" systems - Asus Eee PC T101MT (link below signature). I had considered the Eee Pad Transformer, but decided against it due to the difficulty in replacing the Android OS with a full Linux distro, so a netbook/tablet convertible seems a good compromise, particularly as I've heard good things about Ubuntu's touch-screen support lately (particularly as of v. 11, though I can't say I've looked into it much myself as of yet). 
> 
> Would this "netvertable" work well with Linux? If so, how difficult would it be to set up the touch-screen capabilities? If not, do you have any other suggestions for similar systems (hard price-limit of $500)? Is there anything else I should know before I purchase the system? 
> 
> In addition to the computer itself, I would like to look into upgrading the RAM to 2GB (comes with 1GB) - I've done this on my desktop already, but, having also tried to perform repairs on my old laptop, I'm not quite so confident in my skills there. Would the memory I have linked below work with the Eee PC T101MT? 
> 
> Thank you for your time, 
> Timothy Sassone 
> 
> Asus Eee PC T101MT: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230032 
> Aforementioned Memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148233 
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