[gentoo-user] gentoo notebook

[gentoo-user] gentoo notebook

[maxim wexler]

Hi group,

My ISP just disappeared. *Poof*, gonzo. So I going to have to forage for wi-fi hotspots.

Been looking at netbooks. I like the idea of the SS drive but I've heard that they're so compact they tend to deteriorate after lots of read/write cycles.

What's been the group's experience?

Must have a matte screen and hopefully a keyboard that's not too cramped. And gentoo-worthy, of course.

Maxim


      

Re: [gentoo-user] gentoo notebook

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:01:13 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler wrote:

> Been looking at netbooks. I like the idea of the SS drive but I've
> heard that they're so compact they tend to deteriorate after lots of
> read/write cycles.

SSD drives have wear levelling, unlike flash memory cards and sticks, so
they should last a lot longer. The most used directory on a Gentoo system
is probably $PORTAGE_TMPDIR, which I have on an SDHC card.

> What's been the group's experience?
> 
> Must have a matte screen and hopefully a keyboard that's not too
> cramped. And gentoo-worthy, of course.

I've been using this Eee PC 900 for around eight months, now that the
2.6.28 kernel has support for both wired and wireless interfaces, just
about everything works fine without and special software.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

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