[Chester LUG] Netbook Suggestions

[Paul Williams]

Sounds like a bargain.  What distro are you putting on it?

paul

Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 09:22:50 +0000
From: thomas at thomasprophett.co.uk
To: chester at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Chester LUG] Netbook Suggestions

Hi,

Please let us know how you get on with the Samsung N130. I am on the hunt for a Netbook myself :-)

Regards,
Thomas.

2009/11/8 Ben Arnold <iamseawolf at gmail.com>

Hi All --



Thanks for the advice & suggestions, they were much appreciated.

Nipped in to Currys or whatever and tried a few out and it is a bloody close

call. It seems that each one has had some niggle with Linux (function buttons,

a particular distro not liking wireless but another does etc.) so I've gone

down to gut feeling.



 - Agree that the Asus keyboards are too fiddly & with Paul that the extra inch

on the screen and thus chassis, keyboard makes a big difference. (No jokes

please.)

 - Les, haven't seen the Tosh with a good enough price tag tbh. With them all

being damn close it's the only thing going against it from the looks of it!

 - Phil, something just wasn't right with the Mini 10, wasn't feeling it. Not

a great deal either. Thanks for the text though, appreciated.

 - A few of the LivLUG bunch recommend an NC10. The keyboard was very usable

but the mouse-pad was a bit wee. Must admit I've had recommendations of these

for a while now.

 - I've done a little looking and found a Samsung N130, a couple of models up

from the more popular NC10. The mouse-pad is improved, 6-cell battery and a

few bits and pieces are one step up than others. To top it, £230 delivered: I

can't really fault it.



Cheers,

Ben :)


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