I'd recommend an Acer Aspire One. I bought a D255 with 250GB HD and 2GB RAM off EBay last year for around $270 new.
I run BT5 R1 on it with no compatibility issues whatsoever so I'm sure other distros will be fine. I haven't looked at the Aspire One range since last year so things may have moved on but I'd recommend making sure you get one with 2GB RAM (or upgrade it yourself of course) not the standard 1GB. Marc On 23 Aug 2012, at 03:19, [email protected] wrote: > My friend Bob is looking for a reasonably priced netbook with the following > qualities: > > -Wireless (with expansion capabilities in case Bob wants to do wireless > bridging, etc.) > -Hardware that plays well with Linux > -Decent battery life > -Durable (will spend most of its life bouncing around in a backpack with > other electronics) > > Bob was also wondering if there are any live distros out there that are > privacy-centric. He was hoping the OS he boots to would be anonymized every > time (randomized MACs, hostname, etc. and any other privacy countermeasures). > Sorry, I know Bob is pretty paranoid, I tell him so all the time... > > Bob would appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thanks! > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
