On Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:57:15 +1200 Hadley Rich <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wed, 2009-04-29 at 23:51 +1200, Tom Carrollton wrote: > > Whilst surfing: > > > > Are Linux netbooks becoming extinct? > > I know that they are frustratingly becoming increasingly hard to get > through the official distribution channels. It seems more and more that > the distributors are only bringing the Windows models into the country. > > hads > -- > http://nicegear.co.nz > New Zealand's Open Source Hardware Supplier > I must admit to having just got an acer one - my 8 year old tosh is no longer reliable ): - and I got one with XP home, not linux even though it was available. Why? Because it had twice the memory, twice the ssd space and was $75 cheaper. Go figure! Steve -- Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz
