[ale] Best Netbook for Beginner

[James Sumners]

Okay. Sounds good to me.

On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 7:20 PM, Omar Chanouha <ofosho at gatech.edu> wrote:
> I disagree. He just asked for the best netbook. I have used the asus
> aspire with XP and it is unbearably slow. He would hate it. Also, I
> have talked friends who are miles away through recovering seemingly
> bricked PCs by installing Ubuntu. After the initial install, and a
> breif tutorial they never had to ask me questions beyond, "what
> program do you like for this?". None of these people were very
> computer literate either, I mean they did brick their PCs in the first
> place. Ubuntu has come long way in terms of user friendliness. The
> only issue with the netbook is that to get everything installed and
> working from scratch is not as simple as, "put in the disc and hit
> install", which it generally is with a regular laptop.
>
> I respect your opinion, but this is not some old man set in his ways.
> He asked for the best tool, and that is Linux. Plus I would rather
> help him install software over the phone, than help him remove
> viruses.
>
> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 6:50 PM, James Sumners <james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Did he ask you about a netbook with Linux instead of Windows? If not,
>> I really don't see the reason behind talking him into something he
>> doesn't want. All your requirements for Ubuntu (a pipe dream IMHO) are
>> present in XP.
>>
>> I know that is contrary to what you would expect to hear on a Linux
>> enthusiasts mailing list, but it's the truth. You're dealing with
>> someone many miles away. You can't just pop over to their house when
>> something goes wrong (and it will). So recommending something strange
>> to the user just because it is your preferred thing doesn't make sense
>> to me.
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Omar Chanouha <ofosho at gatech.edu> wrote:
>>> Hey Everyone,
>>>
>>> A friend of mine asked me about a netbook that comes with XP
>>> preinstalled. I heard that XP is really slow, and I would never
>>> recommend it anyway, however he lives in PA and I cannot switch it
>>> over to ubuntu for him. I took a look at the tutorial on how to get
>>> ubuntu running on it, and there is no way he is going to be able to do
>>> it.
>>>
>>> So my question is, does anyone have or know of, a netbook that comes
>>> with Ubuntu preinstalled that they happen to really like?
>>>
>>> I really need something that he is just going to be able to use.
>>> Meaning he turns it on, everything works, Ubuntu updates itself
>>> automatically, and he can just go on using the web without even
>>> realizing he is using Linux.
>>>
>>> Also, anyone have one they don't like, and why? Info like that is just
>>> as, if not more important to me.
>>>
>>> -OFosho, Miami Dolphin and Netbook Consultant
>>
>>
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James Sumners
http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/

"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
CH:D 59