Comments on: Netbooks to increase Linux’s visibility, usability http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/09/netbooks-to-increase-linuxs-visibility-usability/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:54:10 -0500 hourly 1 By: Jazz1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/09/netbooks-to-increase-linuxs-visibility-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-937168 Jazz1 Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:47:06 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=47354#comment-937168 I've got a Dell Mini 9 on order with Ubuntu on it instead of Windows. I was hoping that the Linux OS would make the lower hardware requirements of Linux would make this device relatively fast. I'm thinking that people are going to be disappointed with netbooks unless they think of them basically as PDAs with large screens. As I said mine is on order, but I did a little utility test run with the "Made for Dell Timbuk2" sling as I walked the halls of large university hospital complex for about 4 hours. I loaded it with a book and iPodTouch. By the end of the day I realized that I was willing to sacrifice some computing power over my 15" laptop and case I'd normally carry for mobile computing. Had I had the Dell netbook I think I would have been happy. I’ve got a Dell Mini 9 on order with Ubuntu on it instead of Windows. I was hoping that the Linux OS would make the lower hardware requirements of Linux would make this device relatively fast. I’m thinking that people are going to be disappointed with netbooks unless they think of them basically as PDAs with large screens.

As I said mine is on order, but I did a little utility test run with the “Made for Dell Timbuk2″ sling as I walked the halls of large university hospital complex for about 4 hours. I loaded it with a book and iPodTouch. By the end of the day I realized that I was willing to sacrifice some computing power over my 15″ laptop and case I’d normally carry for mobile computing. Had I had the Dell netbook I think I would have been happy.

]]> By: Devin Coldewey http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/09/netbooks-to-increase-linuxs-visibility-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-937156 Devin Coldewey Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:18:09 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=47354#comment-937156 I think that people are hanging onto windows for sure, but if you're someone who is 'OS-agnostic' i.e. ignorant and walking the halls of Best Buy, it'd be really easy to sell someone on the merits of the free operating system - with the OPTION to "upgrade" to windows if they really want to. But the capabilities of these little things are so limited that the best parts of windows are unusable. IMHO. I think that people are hanging onto windows for sure, but if you’re someone who is ‘OS-agnostic’ i.e. ignorant and walking the halls of Best Buy, it’d be really easy to sell someone on the merits of the free operating system – with the OPTION to “upgrade” to windows if they really want to. But the capabilities of these little things are so limited that the best parts of windows are unusable. IMHO.

]]> By: Nate http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/09/netbooks-to-increase-linuxs-visibility-usability/comment-page-1/#comment-937147 Nate Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:54:29 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=47354#comment-937147 I've bought a couple netbooks. I'm not a Linux user. Given the choice between an under specced Windows netbook and and over specced Linux netbook, I'll take the Windows machine. I'm willing to bet there are, literally, millions of people that agree with me on this. I think Linux on netbooks is going to be short lived, at least on mass marketed netbooks, anyway. I’ve bought a couple netbooks.

I’m not a Linux user.

Given the choice between an under specced Windows netbook and and over specced Linux netbook, I’ll take the Windows machine. I’m willing to bet there are, literally, millions of people that agree with me on this.

I think Linux on netbooks is going to be short lived, at least on mass marketed netbooks, anyway.

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