I also wanted to mention that while its not been discussed for obvious reasons the Aspire One that I have is currently running Windows 7. My son needed a laptop that I wouldn't care if it got stolen or lost so I put Windows 7 on it for kicks. It has an Atom N270 CPU dual core 1.60 ghz and 2 GB RAM. Windows 7 doesn't have any issues. Just food for thought if you ever have to dual boot or reuse it for something else.
Robert (arch3angel) On Aug 24, 2012 4:34 PM, "PJ McGarvey" <[email protected]> wrote: > Ergonomics are a big one here > > My eee 900 is small, and expandable, but for real hacking requiring lots > of typing at the terminal, the keyboard is too narrow and the keys are too > small, so you will be using backspace alot... > > My wife has an Aspire One (retired coworkers hacktop) which was great for > her school... the keyboard is much better for typing quickly, little wider > screen too which is nice. > > -PJ > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:53:34 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] Netbook & Distro for Bob > > Funny thing, my friend's name is Bob, too! > He uses a now a little bit seasoned Asus eeePC 901. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC#Eee_900_series > The 13000mAh battery from Amazon extends the battery life to up to 10 > hours. > An 802.11n capable Wifi card plus external antenna connector does the > rest. Not to mentione that BT5 runs quite reasonable on it. I recommend to > run the distro of your choice from an SD card though as the built in SSD is > f....ing slow. > > ...want more inspirations? The first page I came accross on Google: > http://beta.ivc.no/wiki/index.php/Eee_PC_Internal_Upgrades > > toomsec > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:19 AM, <[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 > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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