[clug] Re: HP Mini-note 1000
Rodney Peters
rodneyp at pcug.org.au
Sat May 16 00:25:36 GMT 2009
On Friday 15 May 2009 22:00:15 linux-request at lists.samba.org wrote:
> [clug] HP Mini 1000
> From: Lana Brindley <lanabrindley at gmail.com>
> To: CLUG List <linux at lists.samba.org>
>
> Hi All,
>
> I'm after getting myself an HP Mini 1000 Netbook, and I'm seeking the
> collective CLUG wisdom on two things ...
>
> 1. Does anyone have any feedback on them? I'm planning on putting either
> Fedora or Ubuntu (haven't quite decided on it yet!), so software is not an
> issue.
>
Suggest you check the exact model number against:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupport/Machines/Netbooks
The issues tend to be driver-related and probably applicable to all Linux
distro.
> 2. Where to get one? I'd love the Vivienne Tam (red) edition, but they
> appear to be as rare as hen's teeth here, so I'd settle for a black one.
> Dick Smith have them for $698 less $100 cashback and JB can match that
> price. Would be happy to support a smaller retail outlet at the same price,
> though.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Lana
>
Rod
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