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

[Paul Brook]

> > A few points that spring to mind:
> > 
> > I'd avoid anything Android based.  These are almost certainly ARM based,
> > rather than a conventional x86.  While this isn't a bad thing per-se, it
> > does
> > mean that you're dealing with random embedded hardware rather than a
> > regular
> > PC architecture.  Android is nominally a linux kernel underneath but
> > usually
> > includes significant closed source components so don't expect regular
> > linux to
> > work on them without a lot of fairly involved hacking.
> > 
> > Aside from that there's very little variation in core netbook hardware.
> 
> > They're all Atom based.  CPUs come in three variants:
> It's just above price range at £300 but I'm thinking of getting one of
> these
> http://shop.lenovo.com/gbweb/gb/en/learn/products/laptops/ideapad/s-series/
> s205/index.html

Yeah, that's one step up (on both good and bad axes) from your average 
netbook.  Meets most of the criteria for what I described as a "small laptop".

Paul