From what I hear, Linux is great if you want it for really basic use (e.g. you're not going to be installing any software yourself), or very advanced use (you could take the computer apart and put it back together yourself in a new and exciting way), but it's less useful for the rest of us who are in the middle of that. Also there's the problem that plenty of software just doesn't run on Linux, and that was the clincher for me as those audiobooks are my lifeline. (RNIB are muttering about getting better software one of these days.)
This is one of the newest EEEs, and I hear the additional size makes various things a lot easier, like seeing the screen and typing. How do you find those areas? Where are the speakers, what's the sound like, and does it depend on what the netbook is sitting on? Are you happy with the small text that comes as standard, and have you tried changing it at all?
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Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 10:07 am (UTC)From:This is one of the newest EEEs, and I hear the additional size makes various things a lot easier, like seeing the screen and typing. How do you find those areas? Where are the speakers, what's the sound like, and does it depend on what the netbook is sitting on? Are you happy with the small text that comes as standard, and have you tried changing it at all?