<quote who="Kyle"> > 1. What you bought
Asus EeePC 1005HA (bought on New Year's Day, so this is a short-term review) plus an OCZ Vertex 30GB SSD, which makes quite a difference to battery life and performance. The netbook itself was ~$450 -- great price point for what it is. > 2. Are you still happy Very much so. > 3. How has the battery life stood up over the 6m. > 4. What sort of battery life are you getting (esp. now after 6 months) Early days yet, but the battery life on this thing is INSANE. I loved not having to cart around a power cable during linux.conf.au, even with heavy web/email usage. > 5. How easy was it to get your chosen Linux up and running (this is of > course relative to the person - Me. I'm no genius, but I can figure it out > if I have to) Cinchy. Made an Ubuntu USB installer on my desktop, then everything on the netbook proceeded as normal. > 6. How has the build quality stood up Thus far, awesome. It's the new "seashell" style from Asus, so it's much sleeker than the plasticky early versions. > 7. What sorts of quirks have you discovered There were a few funny things going on with wifi (ath9k driver), but I'm now running lucid (what will become Ubuntu 10.04 LTS), and it's doing very well. > Which processor should I be avoiding at this point? Any of the Z-series Atom CPUs (which come with GMA500 built-in graphics, an abomination without adequate FLOSS drivers). Your best bet is to get older netbooks with the N280 (better than N270) or one of the new ones with N450, if you're not optimizing for price. - Jeff -- The Great Australian Internet Blackout http://www.internetblackout.com.au/ "The beanbag is a triumph of modern day eclectic colourism..." - Catie Flick -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
