<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 2:16 PM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@netdirect.ca">john@netdirect.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<a href="mailto:kwlug-disc-bounces@kwlug.org">kwlug-disc-bounces@kwlug.org</a> wrote on 06/29/2009 01:53:19 PM:<br>
<div class="im">> John, you're clearly well versed on this stuff so two questions:<br>
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</div>Geez, answer a few posts and now I'm an expert ;)<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> 1) where to buy and what would you recommend for a netbook running<br>
> linux? i.e. if we were looking, is there a specific place around here<br>
> to buy? (and I'm actually considering this). FS doesn't seem to have<br>
> linux models.<br>
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</div>They are getting harder to find. I ordered my Acer Aspire One from a<br>
distributor and got a true Linux version.<br>
<br>
We've had the Lenovo S10s in and they look good, although they do not come<br>
with Linux. I bought my Aspire before Lenovo had a netbook and we've been<br>
giving away the S10s at sales events. When we do we ship a USB key with a<br>
live distro of Linux.</blockquote><div><br>On the U.S. site you used to be able to buy a S10 with SLED on it and a flash <br>memory drive. *Looks there now* I couldn't find one this time around.. they all<br>seem to say XP. They have a couple of new models (S12) including one that <br>
has a VIA Nano ULV 2250 - 1.30 GHz 800Mhz 1MB) and VIA integrated graphics <br>- Chrome 9 HC3. This is the first I've heard of this processor. Does anyone know<br>how it compares to the Intel ATOM? The S12 is a 12" model too with a 6 cell<br>
battery and full keyboard - according to the IBM site.<br><br><br>- Oksana<br></div></div><br>