[Gllug] Netbook recommendations?

[Jose Luis Martinez]

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:46 PM, Bruce Richardson<itsbruce at workshy.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 09:32:34PM +0100, Jose wrote:
>>
>> Needless to say I want something that runs Linux, either as sold or
>> that can receive it without much tinkering (I no longer have the
>> patience to spend long sessions making a home machine work :-) ).
>>
>> I would appreciate your experiences and recommendations on this regard.
>
> OK, this is a little cheeky but you didn't actually specify price as a
> factor...


I mentioned the Acer One, that means cheap in general :-)

>
> Try a MacBook.  Well designed, small footprint, installation is smooth
> and well supported by an eager Linux community.  Also, every so often
> you get a moment of priceless comedy when a Mac-head spots your
> hardware, gives you the smug smile of Mac-head fraternity... and then
> does a wtf double-take when they see your screen.
>


I would not rule that out, but is there anything comparable to the Eee
PC's footprint?

If there was something that portable 3 or 4 years old it may fit the
bill, but I don't remember if they would have migrated from PowerPC by
then ...
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