[arch-general] Netbook recommendations

[Roman Kyrylych]

On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 20:16, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin at gmail.com> wrote:
> So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is
> saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here.
>
> What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered
> "the best" now-a-days? What kinds of netbooks do Arch users have?

Things to consider:
* Intel US15W (GMA500, Poulsbo) is more energy effective,
  but has a bad proprietary driver
  (free driver is in the works, but I doubt it is usable).
* My coworker's girlfriend's Acer Aspire One died. Twice.
* Read reviews, there are lots of them.
  (even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks :))
  It is better to know small things before buying,
  otherwise they may become very annoying.
* Some models have ridiculously high prices
  that are not justified by the cost of components.
* Don't buy with Windows! :-P

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Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)