On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 20:16, Aaron Griffin <aaronmgriffin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > So in the next few weeks, I would like to buy a netbook. The market is > saturated, so I'd like to ask for some advice here. > > What do you guys think of the current offerings? What's considered > "the best" now-a-days? What kinds of netbooks do Arch users have? Things to consider: * Intel US15W (GMA500, Poulsbo) is more energy effective, but has a bad proprietary driver (free driver is in the works, but I doubt it is usable). * My coworker's girlfriend's Acer Aspire One died. Twice. * Read reviews, there are lots of them. (even http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_netbooks :)) It is better to know small things before buying, otherwise they may become very annoying. * Some models have ridiculously high prices that are not justified by the cost of components. * Don't buy with Windows! :-P -- Roman Kyrylych (Роман Кирилич)
