[arch-general] Netbook recommendations

[David Houston]

Can I give the Toshiba NB100 a shout... another one that is very well built
(imho better built than the ASUS ones, which I have broke 2 of) Nice
keyboard, 1gb, largish hard disk for a netbook.

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 11:57 PM, James Rayner <iphitus at iphitus.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 3:16 AM, 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?
> >
>
> I think Asus are ending this model, so there might be some good sales,
> but the 1000HE is pretty awesome.
>
> Epic battery life (advertised 9.5, real usage ~7-8), surprisingly well
> built, ok keyboard (not mushy). I'm pretty happy with mine. Only
> downside is the glossy shell which attracts fingerprints, and the
> touchpad click button is a little bit stiff, but softens up. Though
> you dont use touchpad, so no big deal. Comes with a case.
>
> If you're looking for a mouse to go with it, logitech have some
> awesome laser mouse with this tiny little 'nano receiver' that you can
> just leave plugged into the computer, as it only extends out about
> 3-4mm.
>
> James
>



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