I don't own any of those Dells but I own the Asus Eee 1000HE. I love mine and would highly recommend it (see this thread for pictures). The reason I chose the 1000HE is because of it's amazing battery life (7+ hours), even though it has a high capacity battery it doesn't stick out the back (like some other netbooks with 6-cell batteries), the chiclet style keyboard is really great for a netbook, uses the new Atom N280 1.66GHz 667MHz FSB CPU, has 2.4GHz 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LED backlit display, and 160GB hard drive.
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I had the Dell Mini 9 for a little while. Personally I preferred it over any other netbook do to it's looks, great construction and it was 100% silent. If I were to get another one I'd get a Dell.
And I'm sure you could load linux on to it, just bear in mind that you won't have a disc drive so it'd have to be via USB.
Originally Posted by marmaduke  I'm looking again for a small netbook/laptop. The Dells mentions are all $399 each. All I need is WiFi for internet browsing. Does anyone have either one of these? Comments? Opinions? Can they each be downgraded/upgraded to Ubuntu? Don't really care for Vista on the 13". |
And I'm sure you could load linux on to it, just bear in mind that you won't have a disc drive so it'd have to be via USB.
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Ubuntu will run fine... Wifi should work IDK about the desktop effects but it will be fine.
Originally Posted by marmaduke Can they each be downgraded/upgraded to Ubuntu? Don't really care for Vista on the 13". |
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Does it not accept disreputable brands?
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Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas It'll accept most DDR2 533 or DDR2 667 SO-DIMM modules from reputable brands such as Kingston, OCZ, Corsair, etc up to 2 GB. |
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I stuck a 2GB Stick of G.Skill PC2-4200 in mine. There's only one RAM slot so make sure you get a single 2GB stick. There's a link for my Dell Mini 9 review in my sig if you'd like to see what you're getting
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Congrats on your purchase.
Originally Posted by marmaduke Oh hell. I just ordered it. The Mini 9. I couldn't pass up. $229. Talk about impulse buying. Geeez. Now I can learn Ubuntu. What kind of memory does this take? Newegg here I come. |
Congrats on your purchase.
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You'll have to grab some proprietary drivers using Ubuntu's Package Manager for the 945GSE chipset and the GMA 950 integrated graphics. If you browse around the EeeUser Forums you should be able to find some workable drivers for the webcame, touchpad, and WiFi.
Originally Posted by marmaduke I was thinking of doing that. However, I just checked the Dell "drivers & download page." Its all Windows XP. There is nothing specific for Ubuntu. All the drivers listed are for XP. What happened to Ubuntu drivers? . |
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No thanks. I wasn't expecting to buy the mini 9, but couldn't resist the price. So I have to learn up on the mini 9 now.
Originally Posted by yellowtoblerone Do you need feedback on Dell mini 12 as well? I just bought one. |
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Considering Dell is selling a computer with Ubuntu installed on it, shouldn't they have all the drivers available instead of hunting all over the internet?
Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas You'll have to grab some proprietary drivers using Ubuntu's Package Manager for the 945GSE chipset and the GMA 950 integrated graphics. If you browse around the EeeUser Forums you should be able to find some workable drivers for the webcame, touchpad, and WiFi. |
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They might, but you'd have to look. As for hunting, you may not need to. Ubuntu will have a pop-up notifying you that it has installed a generic driver and that there are proprietary drivers you can download and install. The pop-up window will already have the proprietary drivers on it and all you have to do is select them and install them.
Originally Posted by marmaduke Considering Dell is selling a computer with Ubuntu installed on it, shouldn't they have all the drivers available instead of hunting all over the internet? |
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