I've always been fascinated by these small computers. GPD makes these kinds of devices too. Ordered one once but I never got it. Been thinking of building one myself though I'm worried it would be too small to enjoyable use. I would definitely write on it, that I am sure of.
@thomasfuchs: One of the reason's why I like @mntmn's #MNTReform: Its design has something of a vintage #Thinkpad brick. Same counts for the MNT Pocket Reform: Feels like the true successor of the first #EeePC#netbook, especially those with the fat 3rd-party batteries.
#Debian with #Gnome Flashback is actually pretty damn cozy. Firefox ESR runs surprisingly well too, on a #netbook nonetheless.
I think I'll make this my low-effort can-actually-get-work-done-on-this #permacomputing setup.
I never got one because, although cool, the limited use I'd have done wouldn't justify even the affordable price as I had no mobility or form factor needs.
I have no idea how such a shitty product can exist. Same price buys you a Chromebook; there are plenty of software libre distraction-free writing apps out there (try opening a terminal and typing "vim"?).
Or you could chicken out and buy a Kindle Fire Max 11 with keyboard case for the same price.
Both of these let you type for more than a day on a charge: the only benefit of the freewrite alpha is an 80 hour battery, which is pointless with USB-C charging everywhere.
@cstross some #TechIlliterate even recommended this shit to me instead if a #Laptop when I was in school.
I told them unless it comes with the same #TTS voice as #StevenHawking has I don't want them to ever be allowed to make any technical decision or suggestion in their life!
Those things are like #TexasInstruments#calculators: an absolute #ripoff given even the shittiest #Netbook with the abundant #Intel#Z3735F#SoC running #OS1337 is more versatile.
And I literally just started that distro.
Anybody still have a #netbook from ~2009 or so? Do you still use it for anything? My Vaio netbook still works (and lucky me, it's a 64-bit device) but I have no idea what to do with it.
I'm hoping for an immutable Fedora distribution (like Silverblue) based on LXQt at some point. Unfortunately, the netbook can't handle anything at the level of Cinnamon or heavier as a desktop environment.
(Not that I'll ever actually use it for anything, but it's a fun tiny device)
You can see it's old because it still has a #FrontSideBus and used a dedicaded #Chipset (or rather #PCH known as #US15W - but could also be married with other Chipsets like #nVidia#Ion - and only a single core and #HyperThreading...
Hey-o! I'm a linux user and am thinking of picking up a laptop so that I can work on the couch or travel with it instead of being tethered to my desktop all of the time....
Ciao amici smanettoni.
Ho un vecchio #netbook lenovo (miix 320... 'na carretta insomma) che ovviamente con winzozz era diventato un pachiderma inusabile.
Siccome mi piace giocare con le distro, ci ho installato un #linux mint e ora se la cava abbastanza bene MA
Siccome davvero con 'sto netbook non ci faccio nulla, mi piacerebbe usarlo per sperimentare, quindi: avete suggerimenti di qualche distro particolarmente leggera o divertente?
Dug out my "worse piece of tech", the HP Mini 210-1100 netbook (1GB ddr3, Intel Atom, 1.66 GHz, 250GB HDD). It was a gift–I remember using it and the dreaded lag/frustration with Windows 7 Starter kinda drove me insane. Haven't used it since 2010. Until today that is! I installed antiX-base 32bit Linux and it has been much less laggy and actually usable! Reviving (13yr) old tech is always fun! #antixlinux#antix#hpmini210#hpmini#oldtech#netbook#linux#32bit
Penkesu is a handheld PC that you can build yourself. (penkesu.computer)
I've always been fascinated by these small computers. GPD makes these kinds of devices too. Ordered one once but I never got it. Been thinking of building one myself though I'm worried it would be too small to enjoyable use. I would definitely write on it, that I am sure of.
Recommend me a linux compatible laptop please
Hey-o! I'm a linux user and am thinking of picking up a laptop so that I can work on the couch or travel with it instead of being tethered to my desktop all of the time....