[SLL] Netbook?

[Derek Simkowiak]

    Veering off-topic, but...

    The Ubuntu Netbook Remix looks like a good option for small screens:

http://www.canonical.com/projects/ubuntu/unr

    Version 9.04 is in Beta now.

    I use Ubuntu JeOS for my VMs, Ubuntu Server for my VM hosts, and 
Ubuntu Desktop on my laptop.  Resistance Is Futile:

http://www.google.com/trends?q=ubuntu%2C+redhat%2C+centos%2C+suse%2C+fedora&ctab=0&geo=us&geor=all&date=all&sort=1


--Derek

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On 03/29/2009 12:37 PM, Jarod Wilson wrote:
> On Sunday 29 March 2009 14:25:15 Pann McCuaig wrote:
>   
>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 09:35, Glenn Stone wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> I'm in the market for a netbook.  The big things I'm looking for (aside from
>>> the obvious, lightness (although relative smallness isn't nearly as
>>> critical; we can trade thin for more real estate)) are keyboard
>>> size/usability, screen size/pixels, and obviously, Linux compatibility.
>>> (Although one is semi-tempted to get one with XP and leave it mostly generic
>>> for various and sundry approprite occasions....)  
>>>
>>> Recommendations?
>>>       
>> Glenn,
>>
>> Newegg had a $100-off deal on the ASUS Eee PC 1000. 1G of RAM, 40G SSD,
>> dual-core Atom N270 at 1.6GHz.
>>     
>
> The Atom N270 is NOT dual-core. Its single-core, with hyper-threading.
>
>