[Wylug-discuss] Recommendation: Linux-compatible Netbook Under GBP 250?

[Andrew Lindley]

I have an old Acer Aspire One AOA150 which came with Linpus Linux.  A
friend recently bought the D255E Windows / Android not quite current
model with 8 hours battery life as a consequence of my ownership
experience (you can still get them new from Amazon for ~£200).  He
kept the Windows and put an extra 1GB in to make that usable. He is
more than pleased with it. One of the D255E sub-models is listed as
all-free compatible on h-node.com .

The only problem I have with mine is that once it got just over the 2
year old mark the keyboard started not debouncing well all the
time. I.e. 2 chars for 1 press creeping in if I get a bit too hard on
the keyboard. 

In terms of performance mine is faster in day to day use than a
friends HP dual-core Celeron cheapo laptop of the same vintage with
the same Linux distro (no really).  I used to get occasional problems
with it struggling with some big piece of Flash when I used the Adobe
plugin.  Now I am all free I have never had that problem with the
stuff Gnash can handle.  I regularly make use of 2 or 3 workspaces.

It is now 3 years old in Feb and has had almost daily use.  I think I
got good value for my £185.

Leny


On Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:35:56 +0000
Dave Fisher <wylug-discuss at davefisher.co.uk> wrote:

> I'm sure this has been asked before, but these products date
> incredibly quickly, so really I'm asking advice from anyone who's
> bought/used one of the current generation (2011).
> 
> Must-haves include:
> 
> 1. Bootable via USB --- preferably with dual-bootability
> 2. Basic multi-tasking --- simultaneous multi-tab browsing + text
> editing + ssh without screen-lag
> 
> Otherwise, my highest priorities are:
> 
> 1. Ergonomics -- acceptable keyboard and screen
> 2. Adaptability -- connectivity and upgrade-ability, esp usb, memory,
> ssd
> 
> Nice to have:
> 
> 1. Long battery life
> 2. Light to carry
> 3. Small
> 
> I really don't care about having Linux pre-installed --- Android or
> Windows would probably do.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Dave
> 
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