http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/ Engadget Comments for Acer confirms plans for Linux, SSD-equipped 10-inch Aspire One netbooks http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 5:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 5:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
Once Windows 7 is available there is no reason to buy anything else on a netbook]]>Jan 29th 2009 6:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 6:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 6:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
Let's rush right out and buy a computer that can't run any computer virus!!!]]>Jan 30th 2009 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
Now that you Linux fanbois are pissed, yes, I've tried and tried. RedHat, Suse, Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu. My Aspire One is running Fedora 10 right now, as a matter of fact.

But seriously, if I have to hear a Linux evangelist seriously insist that Linux is a mass market product I will eat my own face.

Hibernate/suspend NEVER works correctly.

Wi-fi works most of the time, but Fedora and Ubuntu both like to randomly disable networking or forget my WPA key.

God help you if your Wifi chipset is not supported. But hey, there's always NDISwrapper. And it's oh so intuitive.

I am through going sudo and there will no more gedit-ing.

Printing? CUPS is a nightmare and I've never gotten it to work. Network printing? Virtually impossible.

I have two card readers. Why can Fedora only find one of them? Windows doesn't have any problem...

I've tried and tried. I bought the Aspire One just so I could play around with Linux, and it's serving that purpose well, but when it comes to usability for your average consumer, Linux is nothing more than an operating system designed by nerds, for nerds. I would not inflict Linux on my worst enemy, unless that enemy was a computer genius who was comfortable in a terminal screen.]]>Jan 30th 2009 11:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
And I think I'll get a Macbook. I'm not too fond with not having a CD drive.]]>Jan 29th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
PS If a CD drive is so important, you can get a usb one for a reasonable price]]>Jan 29th 2009 6:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
I just said I don't like netbooks.

I will buy one once they can have decent graphics, a 2ghz processor, a good keyboard, and a nice touchpad.

Then we will talk.]]>Jan 29th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
I dont really like computers.]]>Jan 29th 2009 7:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/I'd go to an 8-processor Sun Microsystems server before going to this also.. but that's just as out of the league in comparison to this machine. Everything has it's niche, and right now replacing a well-filled desktop isn't one of those niches for netbooks. Well, unless you use a desktop for work instead of gaming. In those cases, feel free to stay with the niche market... Desktops with certain video cards, PS3, Xbox, or Wii.]]>Jan 30th 2009 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
Will they continue to give away the OS "free" when Windows 7 replaces XP as the netbook OS 'de jour'? Will they charge the same for a Windows 7 OEM license regardless of whether its installed on a netbook or a notebook? If Windows 7 adds $75 to the cost of a netbook, I imagine people will look at Linux a bit more seriously.

I run Vista on my desktops, and Windows 7 beta on my laptop, but have Linpus Lite on my Aspire One. With Firefox, Open Office, VLC, Audacious, and Acer's mail software it does what I need and boots faster than any of my other PCs. (]]>Jan 29th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
That means two things: Less power to run games, and the whole joint is harsher on cpu.

Finally, what would you want ION or 9400m when it runs linux. OR EVEN take things moderately serious with gaming on such a low res, small sized screen?]]>Jan 29th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
Its kind of hard to watch HD on these things.

And the occasional game. Its better than intel integrated. Anything is.]]>Jan 29th 2009 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
That screwed up linpus just can't reflect the true ability of linux.]]>Jan 29th 2009 7:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 7:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 7:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
I have a friend that has 2 EEEs that don't work for this very reason which i just became aware of today ]]>Jan 29th 2009 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 11:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/
If it can take 2 GB Memory, and is < $400, I'm in.]]>Jan 29th 2009 9:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 29th 2009 11:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 30th 2009 6:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/29/acer-confirms-plans-for-linux-ssd-equipped-10-inch-aspire-one-n/Jan 30th 2009 1:28PM