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 Jun 17 2009, 09:50 AM
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I trust ASUS hardware. It's what I built my desktop on, essentially. But I don't want to pay an extra $25-50 (a lot when your price range is $3-400) for an OS that I never intend on using. Not when all I'm going to do is messengers, surfing (email, social networks, youtube), and light office work (small spreadsheets, word documents). I hear Dell is putting linux (ubuntu, even) on some of the netbooks. However... Dell is notorious for a serious amount of suck. Along with HP, Gateway and several of the other big OEMs. I know I will *never* buy Acer portable technology after seeing what happened to my friend's laptop. That was a nightmare in and of itself. So... What does a person do when they want a linux netbook that ( a ) comes with linux, ( b ) comes with a supported linux, and ( c ) comes with quality hardware? Am I stuck buying a Eee and installing Ubuntu NBR on it? Or are there other alternatives that I just haven't been enlightened to? This post has been edited by DnDer: Jun 17 2009, 10:53 AM |
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Jun 17 2009, 02:21 PM
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 Bleepin' Night Watchman Group: Moderator Posts: 4,166 Joined: 5-December 05 From: The City of Saint Francis, by the western sea Member No.: 43,307 |
Asus still offers Linux on the Eee, AFAIK: http://eeepc.asus.com/global/getstarted.html?n=1
I agree with you that Asus kicks backside, and that's what I've built my desktop on as well. Also, Dell IS full of suckiness, IMHO. -------------------- |
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Jun 26 2009, 11:57 AM
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A late reply, but checkout 'The Register's' review at http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06/09/wh...x_for_netbooks/
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