[Wylug-discuss] Netbooks

Roger Greenwood rg at nthong.co.uk
Sat Jan 18 17:00:13 UTC 2014


Thanks for comments.  I have a chromebook but it always seems to be in use by someone else :) 
Well worth thinking about though for about the same money. Maybe the hp11 now the've sorted the power issues, if I could find one.


Dave Fisher <wylug-discuss at davefisher.co.uk> wrote:
>Oops ... missed 1 important word ..
>
>"latest generation of INTEL Chromebooks"
>
>D
>
>
>On 18 January 2014 14:44, Dave Fisher
><wylug-discuss at davefisher.co.uk>wrote:
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>> I'd take a look at all the chromebooks first.
>>
>> The last time I surveyed this market (a few months ago), not only was
>> Chromebook availability better, but the bang-for-buck on technical
>specs
>> was significantly better than the few remaining Netbooks.
>>
>> The latest generation of Chromebooks also have the advantage of
>> traditional boot systems, so replacing the ChromeOS is a doddle.
>>
>> D
>>
>>
>> On 18 January 2014 14:34, Roger Greenwood <rg at nthong.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> These are getting hard to find at reasonable prices but I have just
>seen
>>> one locally for £180. Anyone any comments on asus eeepc 1025ce and
>linux
>>> before I splash the cash?
>>> Video drivers seems to be one issue, along with lack of ram.
>>> Any others?
>>> All comments appreciated, thanks.
>>> Roger
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