On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 01:25:34PM +0100, Peter Robinson wrote:
On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Robert Moskowitz
<rgm(a)htt-consult.com> wrote:
> I need to replace my Lenovo x120e duo core Fedora (F17 still) notebook soon;
> I am getting USB errors...
>
> So can I get a comparable arm notebook to get better battery etc and put F19
> on it? And will I get enough apps (I really only need fairly 'basic'
> 'office' apps) at this time. Oh and 'cheap' (< $400), 200+Gb,
and keyboard
> is manditory :)
>
> I was pointed to the Asus TF700T, but it is only a 10" display.
>
> My search fu is typically weak, and I have not found a list of systems to
> evaluate that I could consider.
I personally don't think it's there yet. Probably the closest is the
ARM Chromebook but the desktop experience isn't great due to the lack
of half decent publicly available (open source or otherwise) graphics
drivers.
I actually used the Chromebook for a couple of weeks while travelling
to do some development work. Graphics are a bit slow and mouse is
horrible, but over all it wasn't too bad. The thing is super-light,
has excellent battery life, and reasonably fast.
Rich.
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