HI Obet,
In the office, we have a number of eMachines netbook (I forgot the exact model
no.) that we have Kubuntu 10.4 installed. They have been in use for almost two
years now without receiving any serious hardware defect reports. Back then we
got them for around 10k-12k, with no OS installed.
--- mike t.
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From: Roberto Verzola <[email protected]>
To: Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List
<[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 9:38 AM
Subject: [plug] Linux netbook
Hello guys,
I'm shopping (first-time buyer) for a netbook. I'll be using it
basically as server for 2, maybe later 3, cellphones that I use to
communicate with a network of farmers and farmer-trainers. It will run
Linux and my particular application, which is programmed in Python. (For
the curious, check out the tabloid Bulgar every Sunday, and look in the
inside pages for a tiny ad about a free primer on the system of rice
intensification.)
My desktop, on which the application currently runs, is a small Compaq I
bought 2nd hand from HMR (P5, 768Mb of mem) running Kubuntu 8.4 and I'm
fine with it, so it seems most current specs will exceed my machine's.
My workhorse phone is a 2330c Nokia, which works somewhat (not
perfectly) with gnokii.
My main priority is compatibility with Linux and reliability. I don't
want small things like keys that don't work or cracks on the screen
hinge, or a flaky USB port, etc. within a year or so after purchase.
I'd appreciate advice from people who've used some of these netbooks, in
particular their quirks vis-a-vis Linux. The brands I've seen so far
include Neo, Asus, MSI, HP, Fujitsu, Samsung. Lenovo. I haven't made up
my mind.
If you actually have a machine to recommend because of your great
experience with it, that would even be better.
By the way: the low-end Samsung laser printer ML-2010 works fine with
Linux, but the machine itself had poor print quality. After two years
putting up with it, I shifted to a Brother HL-2140. It also works with
Linux, and has much better print quality than the Samsung. Its cartridge
also last longer. The HL also jams much less often than the ML. The HP
low-end laser was the worst in this regard(this was experience 3 years
back...). I've never seen a laser printer that rarely (not to mention
never) jams. Has anyone?
If the thread due to this posting is off-topic, kindly drop me private
mail instead.
Greetings to all,
Obet Verzola
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