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From: .Martin. on 23 Mar 2010 16:35 Hi all, I am thinking of getting a netbook and would like to hear your recommendations. Has anyone got a netbook that works fine with Slackware? I would definitely remove whatever OS it ships with and install slack 13 on it. I'd probably stick with fluxbox. The main reason would probably be getting everything done it emacs (gnus + org-mode, etc.) Looking at the benchmarks from techradar I like Lenovo IdeaPad http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/top-8-best-linux-netbooks-621830?artc_pg=7 The problem is that I'm looking for something cheaper and I don't know how well it plays with slackware. Thanks in advance -- regards Martin
From: LostInTheLoop on 23 Mar 2010 16:51 ..Martin., on 03/23/2010 09:35 PM, wrote: > I am thinking of getting a netbook and would like to hear your > recommendations. Has anyone got a netbook that works fine with > Slackware? Yes, Dell Latitude 2100. Flawless on Slackware 13. The only thing I've never investigated is the touchscreen, so I can't tell you wether it works or not.
From: Sylvain Robitaille on 23 Mar 2010 17:06 ..Martin. wrote: > .... Has anyone got a netbook that works fine with Slackware? I've been happy with Slackware-13.0 on my Asus EeePC. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Sylvain Robitaille syl(a)encs.concordia.ca Systems analyst / AITS Concordia University Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science Montreal, Quebec, Canada ----------------------------------------------------------------------
From: notbob on 23 Mar 2010 17:30 On 2010-03-23, Sylvain Robitaille <syl(a)alcor.concordia.ca> wrote: > .Martin. wrote: > >> .... Has anyone got a netbook that works fine with Slackware? > > I've been happy with Slackware-13.0 on my Asus EeePC. How did you get it on there? I've tried, everything with no joy. I should point out I've tried to do a dual boot install, but have had no luck with either alienbob's flash drive or a simple CD install. nb
From: Douglas Mayne on 23 Mar 2010 18:17
On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:35:22 +0000, .Martin. wrote: > Hi all, > > I am thinking of getting a netbook and would like to hear your > recommendations. Has anyone got a netbook that works fine with > Slackware? I would definitely remove whatever OS it ships with and > install slack 13 on it. I'd probably stick with fluxbox. The main reason > would probably be getting everything done it emacs (gnus + org-mode, > etc.) > > Looking at the benchmarks from techradar I like Lenovo IdeaPad > http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/top-8-best-linux- netbooks-621830?artc_pg=7 > The problem is that I'm looking for something cheaper and I don't know > how well it plays with slackware. > > Thanks in advance > I setup a Samsung NC10 with Slackware 13.0. Here is the screenshot with the XFCE window manager: http://www.xmission.com/~ddmayne/misc/ss.2010-02-22.02.png A lot of these netbooks have very similar specs. They generally have an Atom CPU, which is a lot less powerful than Core 2 Duo, IMO. But still, the above netbook does run Google Earth and the full set of standard software applications, including running using root filesystem encryption. As a rough guide, I am guessing that Atom CPUs definitely outperform all Pentium IIIs, but they do not outperform any Pentium M, Core, or Core 2 CPUs. The lower power draw from the CPU gives some extra battery life- say, up to 5 hours max (IME). Still, the lightweight form factor is the big plus. Everything works, with the exception of the webcam under Skype. If that worked, then it would be a very nice video phone. Another nice feature is that it has a removable back panel to easily upgrade the RAM. Other upgrades require prying the unit apart and that risks breaking the plastic connecting tabs. It comes with a 160G magnetic disk standard, so going inside hasn't been at all necessary. The only other caveats are minor annoyances. For example, I have seen a few dialogs* which are too large to fit on the 1024x600 display- the button to be pressed is not displayed. Also, the external speakers are a bit quiet. * One example of a dialog which is too big is the dialog which is required to setup a posting profile for the newsreader, Pan. Of course, there are a lot of possible workarounds. One simple way is to use the external VGA adapter temporarily; another is to use tightVNC; or just know where the active button is by pressing "tab." YMMV. -- Douglas Mayne |