Tag Archives: netbook

Linux Weaktops

Posted on November 17, 2008 by phh

I love the Register‘s often irreverent and contrarian perspectives on the world of IT. In his article, “Linux weaktops poised for death by smart phone“, Ted Dziuba questions the future of the Netbook and coins some new terms I haven’t … Continue reading →

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First Look at the Dell Mini 9

Posted on November 15, 2008 by phh

I have been working with the Dell Mini 9 (Inspiron 910) for a few days now. I like it. As others have said it seems solid and well built. It is a bit narrower than the Acer Aspire One (AAO). … Continue reading →

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Revisiting Linpus Lite on the AA1

Posted on September 6, 2008 by phh

After spending some time with Ubuntu installed on the SSD (flash memory drive) on the Acer Aspire One I have restored the default Linpus Lite operating system that shipped with it. I am continuing to run Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy) on … Continue reading →

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The Diminutive Acer Aspire One

Posted on August 26, 2008 by phh

I have been trying out the small Acer Aspire One (ZG5, 8GB SSD, 512MB version) over the last few weeks. It does represent a new low in power consumption for me. At idle it uses 12W and 10W with the … Continue reading →

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