Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-29 Thread Mike Sampson
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-29 Thread Rafa Griman
Hi :) On Monday 28 September 2009 19:16:04 Aaron Griffin wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What kinds of

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-29 Thread James Rayner
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:16 AM, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-29 Thread David Houston
Can I give the Toshiba NB100 a shout... another one that is very well built (imho better built than the ASUS ones, which I have broke 2 of) Nice keyboard, 1gb, largish hard disk for a netbook. On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:57 PM, James Rayner iphi...@iphitus.org wrote: On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:16

[arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What kinds of netbooks do Arch users have?

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Dieter Plaetinck
On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:16:04 -0500 Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days?

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Dan McGee
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days?

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Jonathan Brown
-general@archlinux.org Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 1:33:32 PM Subject: Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Ed Jobs
On Monday 28 September 2009 20:56, Jonathan Brown wrote: I am awaiting UPS delivery today of a Samsung NC10-14GB .. top of the line apparently.. look at the amazon and newegg reviews.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131015cm_re=nc10- 14gb-_-34-131-015-_-Product

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Jonathan Brown jbs...@yahoo.com wrote: I am awaiting UPS delivery today of a Samsung NC10-14GB .. top of the line apparently.. look at the amazon and newegg reviews..

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Peter Cannon
Aaron Griffin wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What kinds of netbooks do Arch users have? I have the Dell

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Magnus Therning
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 01:42:22PM -0500, Aaron Griffin wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Jonathan Brown jbs...@yahoo.com wrote: I am awaiting UPS delivery today of a Samsung NC10-14GB .. top of the line apparently.. look at the amazon and newegg reviews..

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 2:51 PM, Peter Cannon dick_tur...@archlinux.us wrote: Aaron Griffin wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Tobias Kieslich
Well, I dunno what's best these days, I'm more interested in what works. I got a HP2140, as business netbook on the pricier side, but with the 5105 released the 2140 should be available for cheaper somewhere. I paid $700 CAD but that includes taxes, our beloved you just pay that because you are in

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Tobias Kieslich
Since that seems important to you, the keyboard is really nice for its dimensions and it has a hardware button to turn of the trackpad. On Mon, 28 Sep 2009, Tobias Kieslich wrote: Well, I dunno what's best these days, I'm more interested in what works. I got a HP2140 ... -T

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Jon
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Aaron Griffin wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What kinds of

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Roman Kyrylych
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 20:16, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered the best now-a-days? What

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Roman Kyrylych roman.kyryl...@gmail.com wrote: * Read reviews, there are lots of them.  (even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks :)) Awesome! Thanks for this

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Firmicus
Dan McGee a écrit : On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM, Firmicus firmi...@gmx.net wrote: Dan McGee a écrit : On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM, Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here.

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM, hollun...@gmx.at wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:22:15 -0500 Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Roman Kyrylych roman.kyryl...@gmail.com wrote: * Read reviews, there are lots of them.  (even

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Corin Schedler
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 04:00:32PM -0500, Aaron Griffin wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM, hollun...@gmx.at wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:22:15 -0500 Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:13 PM, Roman Kyrylych roman.kyryl...@gmail.com wrote: *

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Aaron Griffin
On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:15 PM, Corin Schedler corin...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 04:00:32PM -0500, Aaron Griffin wrote: On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 3:55 PM,  hollun...@gmx.at wrote: On Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:22:15 -0500 Aaron Griffin aaronmgrif...@gmail.com wrote: On Mon, Sep

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Nicolas Bigaouette
I have a 1000 and I really like it. Came with Xandros, but wiped it for Arch ;) 8GB SSD + 32 GB second SSD. I run KDE 4 and develop parallel code on it without any problem. I upgraded to 2GB of ram, really easy to do and it does _not_ void the warranty. I also switched the wireless card. The

Re: [arch-general] Netbook recommendations

2009-09-28 Thread Michael Towers
I have a a white eee 1005HA-M (matt screen, missing one or two things, e.g. I think it has no bluetooth, which I don't need anyway). It has some good points and some not so good, though I haven't tested everything. Arch installed with no problems at all, except that the ethernet is a bit fiddly -