[Novalug] Netbook Advice: Aspire vs. Dell

[David A. Cafaro]

I just bought the almost exact same model (I bought the model only  
sold in Canada that includes the 6 cell battery instead of 3 cell).

So far I like it a lot.  I like the keyboard layout better than the  
EeePcs.

My only complaint is the SSD drive has a very VERY slow write speed.   
Something on the order of 10-13 MB/s.  Not to bad in most day to day  
operations, but installs and upgrades take a VERY long time.  So far  
though that's my only negative.

I dumped Linpus linux and put on Fedora Core 10.  Works pretty good  
with some tweaks.

Cheers,
David

David A. Cafaro <dac at cafaro.net>
Cafaro's Ramblings:  www.cafaro.net



On Feb 10, 2009, at 2:03 PM, Gavin Baker wrote:

> Trying to decide between these:
>
> http://ur1.ca/1j86
> Dell Inspiron Mini 9n
> $249
> 512MB DDR2 at 533MHz
> 4GB SSD
> Ubuntu
>
> http://ur1.ca/1j87
> Acer Aspire One
> $239
> 1GB DDR2 533
> 16GB SSD
> Linpus
>
> They're mostly the same otherwise. Is it worth paying more for the
> weaker Dell? (Increasing the Dell's stats to meet Acer's brings the  
> cost
> to $349.)
>
> -- 
> Gavin Baker
> http://www.gavinbaker.com/
> gavin at gavinbaker.com
>
> I've never had an idea that couldn't be improved by sharing it with as
> many people as possible -- and I don't think anyone else has, either.
>    Bill Hooker
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