[NCLUG] Netbook/laptop reccomendation?

[Scott Scriven]

* Joel Nevison <jvnn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Today I see an Acer 10.1" netbook with xp for $197.  Does 
> anyone use this machine and have feedback?

I just got exactly that one yesterday...  I'm using Ubuntu 
Netbook Remix on it, plus Ubuntu Studio.  It works pretty well so 
far, except that I had to add 'pci=noacpi' to the kernel command 
line to get it to boot, and I had to use the wired NIC to 
download its wifi driver.

I may not have typical uses in mind, though.  The idea was to get 
a machine to use for music composition, stepmania, and writing.  
Coffee shops are a nice bonus too, especially since the netbook 
fits in my coat pocket.

Why did I pick this model?  Mostly because it has the best 
keyboard of any netbook I've tried, it works well with Linux, and 
it was only $200.  Also, I heard it was fast enough to do some 
real-time musical tasks with soft synths, midi, and jack.

Originally, I was going to get the model with a bigger battery 
(5800mAh, advertised as 9 hours), but that one was $330 instead 
of $200, and it costs less than $130 to get a bigger battery.  
And I don't really need a long battery life for most of what I 
have in mind.

I'm happy with it so far.  :)


-- Scott