On 24/06/10 11:40, Terry Coles wrote: > On Wednesday 23 Jun 2010, Sean Gibbins wrote: > >> As I recall UNR was a non-starter for EeePC 700 - slow to the point of >> being unusable, possibly on account of it being optimised for other >> hardware (Intel Atom?), or simply due to the lack of resources on the >> EeePC. >> > Was that with an earlier version of UNR? My wife's EEE 900 has the same > processor and RAM as the 700 and she seems to be pretty happy with it. >
Good question Terry. It was certainly an early version of UNR, before or around the time it became 'official' as I recall, so maybe it has come on since then. > The big problem with the 700 is the screen size. I'm on the lookout for a > bigger netbook for Mum, possibly a Dell Mini 10 or some such. I could then > give her a real upgrade, including the display, which has really been the only > complaint she's had with it in two years of use. > Battery life, heat, performance and keyboard/screen size made me glad ours was on loan rathered than purchased to be honest. I gather the 10" versions are much better. Sean -- music, film, comics, books, rants and drivel: www.funkygibbins.me.uk -- Next meeting: Blandford Forum, Tuesday 2010-07-06 20:00 http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=2645413 Chat: http://www.mibbit.com/?server=irc.blitzed.org&channel=%23dorset List info: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/dorset
