I wrote about the availability of Asus new ultra-thin and ultra-cheap netbooks, the Asus X101 and the X101H a week ago. Both are 10-inch Atom powered netbooks, with the X101 having a 16GB SSD and a slimmer 0.69-inch thick case, while the X101H has a 250GB hard drive with and a chunkier 0.89-inch case.
I was looking for a X101, to use as a Linux box. Take it out of the box, wipe Meego from the drive and install Ubuntu... well that was the plan.
Unfortunately, I was unable to find one. While the X101H is available pretty much everywhere, I I could find the X101. A retailer told me that their orders for the X101 have not come in yet and they are not expecting it soon because of a driver issues with the SSD drive.
So, for those who want an X101, we have to wait a bit more.
Exactly my plan as well, except I will likely choose Xubuntu for its lighter XFCE desktop.
ReplyDeleteI am planning to try Gnome 3.. if the machine is too sluggish, Unity 2D. You should have no problems with XFCE.
ReplyDeleteThis will interest you then:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/user/netbookitalia#p/u/2/xAb0TxHOhno
Italian, but pretty much speaks for itself.
Thanks for the link :)
ReplyDeleteHi bro. Is it possible to reformat this and install Windows 7 instead? If not, could you still install Windows programs on the Meego OS?
ReplyDeleteWindows 7 32-bit occupies about 16GB of hard drive space. The 64-bit version requires 20GB. This is as per official Microsoft system requirements. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/system-requirements
ReplyDeleteTechnically possible, and you should be able to cut down the size of a Windows install. I am not certain though. I use MacOSX and Linux.
Oh, and no. You cannot run Windows programs on MeeGo.
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