I had a similar experience with Acer-brand laptops. Build quality is not
really great. But so far, with these eMachines units I haven't received any
report on major breakage.
I read a report last year that says Asus laptops were best in terms of build
quality. I have a sister who bought an Asus laptop last year. So far, I have
not heard any complaint from her.
--- mike t.
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From: Roberto Verzola <[email protected]>
To: Michael Tinsay <[email protected]>; Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG)
Technical Discussion List <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Linux netbook
Hello Mike, it's been a long time...
Ok, a check mark for eMachines too. Made by Acer, right? (or is it a
different company, bought by Acer?) I bought an Acer laptop along time
ago. It's screen hinge broke too soon... (bad design...). I hope Acer is
better now. Thanks for the tip, and regards,
Obet
Michael Tinsay wrote:
> 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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