Re: Debian vs. the Eee PC
On Mon, Apr 07, 2008 at 04:46:17PM -0500, Mark Allums wrote:
>
> I expect this has been covered before, but people undoubtedly have more
> experience with it now, and it won't hurt to discuss it again.
>
> What variety of Linux is installed on the EeePC? Does it bear any
> relationship to Debian?
>
Xandros nee Corel - a distant cousin, but Debian based.
> Have people been using Debian with/on the Asus EeePC? What issues have
> come up? Is installing it easy, hard?
>
Planet.debian today - add a 16MB USB stick to boot from and install
Debian over wireless. Easiest install ever, apparently.
> How is the experience? Would a $400 budget laptop from Acer or somebody
> be a better choice? (Assume I can't use a Macbook Air, or other
> high-end ultra portable. For whatever reasons.)
>
Entirely up to you. Some people find that the keyboard is too small: if
you were going to use it for web browsing, you might find the display
too small. If you want a text only dev box that you can carry on the
train and afford to replace / a terminal to carry round computer racks /
a quick and dirty email and Skype machine ... it's your call.
> Is the SSD on the basic/original model adequate?
>
4G is good - it's possible that Asus will be bringing out a larger model
later in the year. A friend uses his with an external hard drive the
size of a pack of playing cards.
> Any other issues, beside the obvious?
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