Netbook recommendation

[Mark Greenwood]

On Sunday 15 Nov 2009 16:29:16 Billie Erin Walsh wrote:
> Steffen Krapp wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I plan to buy a netbook and to install the new netbook-remix of 
> > kubuntu. Has anybody a recommendation for a netbook?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Steffen
> >
> >
> >   
> 
> Which is better, a Ford or a Chevy? [ rhetorical question - no need to 
> answer ]
> 
> I have an Asus EeePC and love it. It's a 900A with the Intel Atom 
> processor that I have bumped the SSHD up to 64 gig and the memory to 2 
> gig. I have Eeebuntu loaded on it. Not so crazy with the Gnome desktop 
> but..............
> 
> My other half has a 1000. Slightly bigger with a mechanical hard drive.
> 
> Feature for feature, IMHO, the Eee is the one to own.
> 
> 
I have an Acer Aspire One, 8GB SSD edition. The big advantage is that being SSD it's completely silent. I runs Kubuntu netbook OK. It has two SSD slots that you can use to expand the storage.

The big downside of the SSD is that it is sloooooow. So, so slow. Reading from the disc is fast enough but writing to it takes forever. The external SSDs are faster but you can't boot from them. You can put your home directory on one though.

The mouse button positioning is a bit screwy and the trackpad is a bit poor. Otherwise I like it. It's a little smaller and lighter than the EEE, but unless you fork out for one of the large aftermarket batteries, you'll be lucky to get 2 hours run time out of it.

Mark