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kevin11951
August 29th, 2008, 06:51 PM
im going to get a small computer for high school. here is my short list:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220270

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115489

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834204001

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220362

i am choosing one based on:


Ability To Run Ubuntu (Very Important!)
Price
Power


keep in mind i will be doing basic word processing and office stuff, maybe compiz for looks, but thats it.

smartboyathome
August 29th, 2008, 06:57 PM
I think you would be much happier with the EEEPC 901 if you can come up with the money. I am going to be getting one for the next quarter of college.

kevin11951
August 29th, 2008, 07:03 PM
I think you would be much happier with the EEEPC 901 if you can come up with the money. I am going to be getting one for the next quarter of college.

$500+ is a little over budget

EvilMarshmallow
August 29th, 2008, 07:09 PM
I have a 2G Surf... I'd advise getting a little bit more under the hood than it offers. First off, I had to actually install Ubuntu to run from the SD Card slot. Which was a pain. I've heard there's a eeeUbuntu floating around now, I'll have to give it a try sometime... but I also found the 2G to be just a little under-powered for anything more than checking my email.

At least the 900 model has 1 GB RAM. I'd advise that, even if it is more expensive than the 2G.

kevin11951
August 29th, 2008, 07:13 PM
also, here is a side by side comparison for anyone who wants it:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2030260032&bop=And&Order=PRICE&CompareItemList=N82E16834220270%2CN82E16834115489% 2CN82E16834204001%2CN82E16834220362

kevin11951
August 29th, 2008, 07:17 PM
if nobody has anything bad to say about it, i think i made my decision:

ASUS Eee PC 900

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220362

kevin11951
August 29th, 2008, 07:21 PM
if nobody has anything bad to say about it, i think i made my decision:

ASUS Eee PC 900

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220362

nevermind, the reviews are scary.

kevin11951
August 29th, 2008, 07:21 PM
i actually like this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115489, is it possible to get ubuntu on it?

zmjjmz
August 29th, 2008, 07:24 PM
http://www.sylvaniacomputers.com/products.php?p=meso
Or you could get the plain ol' G Netbook that has gOS (pretty much Ubuntu) installed.

isaacj87
August 29th, 2008, 07:29 PM
I have my eye on this little beauty:

Lenovo IdeaPad S10 (http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:category.details?current-catalog-id=12F0696583E04D86B9B79B0FEC01C087&current-category-id=02695ADDF94544E5A11D24AEBC064493&menu-id=products)

The price starts off at $399 (last I heard) and *should* have the ability to run Ubuntu.

gletob
August 29th, 2008, 07:37 PM
http://www.sylvaniacomputers.com/products.php?p=meso
or you could get the plain ol' g netbook that has gos (pretty much ubuntu) installed.
+1

FlintyVamp
August 29th, 2008, 07:51 PM
I've hear a lot about the Acer Aspire as it uses the Atom CPU which is a good following and from a few videos on YouTube is looks like it runs Ubuntu nicely -> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-INdJ1PXs

Also,I'm not sure if you can get the Advent 4211 in the US but it's a re-branding of the MSI Wind which as also got good reviews.

Warpnow
August 29th, 2008, 09:35 PM
The battery life on all of the netbooks other than the eee 901/1000 is sad and pathetic.

The Aspire One's SSD is super-slow, and has difficulty running larger OSs than the default from what I hear.

Edit: The site linked for the Sylvania says it has an Atom and netbook remix, but the version I find for sale always has the Via and gOS.