Author: Sean Gibbins Date: To: hampshire Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Currys Offer On Acer Aspire One A110-Ab Netbook
Damian Brasher wrote: > Sean Gibbins wrote:
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>> Anyway, until today he hadn't actually used one so we dropped into
>>
> Currys in Bournemouth to take a peek at the Acer One* on display. He
> liked it and as the price was only £199 we bought it there and then, and
> I have to say that I am quite impressed with it.
>
>
> Great, a Linux off the shelf product in Curry's. It's not just a token
> Linux product or specialist product or even an experimental release. A
> 'real' consumer focused Linux product signifying the beginning of true
> market (Net/Note Book) diversity.
>
The chap flogging it to us was not especially knowledgeable (he
struggled with the basics), but then neither was he in any way negative
about it.
While we were there two other people expressed an interest in it too,
which was encouraging.
> IM'umbleO
>
> Linpus is Fedora based which pleases me enormously and the A110-Ab is top
> of my Xmas wish list:-)
Well, I can't find much wrong with it so far, and what I have discovered
falls under niggles rather than flaws. I'd have one in a jiffy, but then
I'm not as rich as my kids, so I am going to have to wait.
