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Re: Netbook & Distro for Bob
From: Arch Angel <arch3angel () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:03:30 -0400
PJ makes a good point about the eee pc having a tight keyboard. I tried using it because the platform in general was awesome, but the smaller keys and cramped keyboard made difficult for me. When looking at the Aspire One netbooks look at the newer releases. The early released models were an absolute nightmare to upgrade ram. Not that it was physically hard just very time consuming. I have a newer version and it have the typical trap door you unscrew two screws and pop out the RAM. Also there are extended batteries, but I've found no matter which netbook you get the extended batteries are nearly same cost as the netbook itself. My Aspire One model is D250-1151 manufactured in 09/2009. If you or anyone else will be at DerbyCon this September I am more than happy to bring my three netbooks so you can test drive different flavors. Robert (arch3angel) On Aug 24, 2012 4:34 PM, "PJ McGarvey" <pj_mcgarvey () hotmail com> wrote:
Ergonomics are a big one here My eee 900 is small, and expandable, but for real hacking requiring lots of typing at the terminal, the keyboard is too narrow and the keys are too small, so you will be using backspace alot... My wife has an Aspire One (retired coworkers hacktop) which was great for her school... the keyboard is much better for typing quickly, little wider screen too which is nice. -PJ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 21:53:34 +0200 From: toomsec () gmail com To: pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] Netbook & Distro for Bob Funny thing, my friend's name is Bob, too! He uses a now a little bit seasoned Asus eeePC 901. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asus_Eee_PC#Eee_900_series The 13000mAh battery from Amazon extends the battery life to up to 10 hours. An 802.11n capable Wifi card plus external antenna connector does the rest. Not to mentione that BT5 runs quite reasonable on it. I recommend to run the distro of your choice from an SD card though as the built in SSD is f....ing slow. ...want more inspirations? The first page I came accross on Google: http://beta.ivc.no/wiki/index.php/Eee_PC_Internal_Upgrades toomsec On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 4:19 AM, <admin () badcrc com> wrote: My friend Bob is looking for a reasonably priced netbook with the following qualities: -Wireless (with expansion capabilities in case Bob wants to do wireless bridging, etc.) -Hardware that plays well with Linux -Decent battery life -Durable (will spend most of its life bouncing around in a backpack with other electronics) Bob was also wondering if there are any live distros out there that are privacy-centric. He was hoping the OS he boots to would be anonymized every time (randomized MACs, hostname, etc. and any other privacy countermeasures). Sorry, I know Bob is pretty paranoid, I tell him so all the time... Bob would appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thanks! _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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