Re: Computer Talk!!
Yes, got two netbooks myself. Actually both went to my daughter. She originally wanted an Asus eePC, after seeing her cousins using them. That was back in June. The common specs at that time were 512kb with 4Gb of flash storage running Linux. We held off from it because we just heard that netbooks using the new Intel Atom processor would soon be coming out. Two months passed. We checked for the eePC again. Aha, Acer's Aspire One was also introduced. It seemed larger than the eePC but a lot sleeker. Price was good. Ordered one. Intel Atom processor with 512kb, 20gb flash memory and LinPlus, some variation of Fedora Linux. I had to research what Linux distribution LinPlus actually was because software meant to run for other Linux distributions won't run on it. Fedora it was, and Fedora worked. I managed to make the Fedora version of Skype run on it. It should be noted that the Linux on the Asus eePC comes with Skype. Linplus for the most part appears self sufficient. It got Open Office and Mozilla Firefox.
Later, I got a second Aspire One as a promo from my car dealer when I picked up my hybrid. While the other Aspire One was white, this was blue. It ran on Windows XP, had 1Gb of memory and 120gb in hard drive. I passed it to my daughter, who has already two computers but none of them are running Windows. Her other computer is a Macbook. She now uses the Windows netbook for the odds and ends that her Linux and MacOS notebooks don't fill. I asked her opinion and she said she liked the quick booting speed of the Linux machine.
Now my own brother also got impressed with the Aspire One and wanted one too. So I ordered an Aspire One with Windows XP and this time, the hard drive has gone up to 160GB. But when the shipment of netbooks came, there was also an Asus eePC with an 8.9" diagonal screen, with the same spec and was even smaller than the Aspire One. My brother had size as a primary goal which is why he didn't like the 10" screen Asus eePCs although these had bigger keys that make it easier to type in. I called him up, and we had the order switched to the Asus.
Now his mother in law, a doctor, also wanted a netbook after seeing my brother's piece. She travels frequently but deals with volumes of email everyday. After discussing her requirements, she seems better suited for the 10" screen Asus eePCs, as these are easier to type with although they're bigger due to the larger screens.
Shows you how fast these things go around, like a family chain reaction.
