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Designing The Ultimate Netbook

Posted by Soulskill on from the unique-blend-of-herbs-and-spices dept.

Harden writes "TrustedReviews has an interesting take on what the 'Ultimate Netbook' ought to be. From the article: 'How to solve a problem like the netbook? To my mind, despite nearly every manufacturer taking a stab at the thing, none has yet quite distilled my idea of what the Ultimate Netbook would be. This is partly because, until recently, not everyone had a clear understanding of what a netbook was meant to do, but also because manufacturers have all been far too busy jostling for market share to put a lot of thought into the finer details.' What would your Ultimate Netbook include?"

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  1. Pandora! by Agilo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    What, no mention of the Pandora?
    I know it's not really a netbook but still..

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    - Agilo
  2. Re:Cheap. by Threni · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've got one, although since I made my post I've trashed the OS. That is, I installed Firefox 3, tried to follow the instructions "off the net" to install the libraries for Firefox 2 so that I can still use some of the apps supplied with the Acer (and also get Pidgin working again, since I believe it's the upgraded Firefox which broke it), and now can't launch any apps from the desktop. My recovery DVD doesn't boot on my main PC so I'm having to resort to 1) copying the dvd in case it's the media (many people have problems booting from it) and then 2) downloading a copy off the net and trying that. Next time I'll make a recovery USB key. I suggest you make one now (having said that, this my my first real experience of Linux so if you know what you're doing you probably won't have these problems).