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« on: November 10, 2008, 10:48:06 AM » |
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anyone got one of these ?
specifically what I am interested in is those "non techy" people that maybe use them, with a linux interface.
-do you find it easy to use ?
-is it quicker than windows xp? (i think yes)
-do you wish it ran windows xp ?
i like the idea of running these underpowered machines with a slimmed down os. just wondering how practical it really is for normal people.
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Grier78
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2008, 01:39:56 PM » |
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I have an XP one and am very happy with the speed at which it runs, I never considered linux as it wont run any decent poker sites.
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Ecosse
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2008, 02:31:36 PM » |
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I have an XP one and am very happy with the speed at which it runs, I never considered linux as it wont run any decent poker sites.
Have you tried PKR on it Grier ? Is 1024 x 600 ok ? |
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Grier78
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« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2008, 09:37:45 PM » |
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I have an XP one and am very happy with the speed at which it runs, I never considered linux as it wont run any decent poker sites.
Have you tried PKR on it Grier ? Is 1024 x 600 ok ? It runs it ok, screen res isnt an issue as PKR scales really well. The only problem is that the animations are a bit jerky which started to get on my nerves. |
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Ecosse
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2008, 11:12:10 PM » |
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I have an XP one and am very happy with the speed at which it runs, I never considered linux as it wont run any decent poker sites.
Have you tried PKR on it Grier ? Is 1024 x 600 ok ? It runs it ok, screen res isnt an issue as PKR scales really well. The only problem is that the animations are a bit jerky which started to get on my nerves. Ok, cheers for that. Were you running at the low settings on pkr ? |
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Hairydude
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« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2008, 11:22:08 PM » |
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What type of netbook have you got Grier?? they all seem to be 1Gb memory-can you get any higher??
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StuartHopkin
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« Reply #6 on: November 11, 2008, 11:31:41 AM » |
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Ive got an Asus EEE1000 80Gb hard drive Intel Atom Processor 1Gb Ram Windows XP Ridiculously impressive piece of kit, Im meant to use it to VPN into work, but really I use it for poker. Two tabling on pokerstars in the pub on Sunday night and it runs beautifully, until the 6th pint of Guinness made me shove 40k in with A8 into KK.  I would definately recommend one of these, and but I would go for the XP version rather than Linux. |
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AndrewT
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« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2008, 12:33:27 PM » |
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What's the battery life like on that?
I have an Eeepc 900 and the battery is absolute shite.
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StuartHopkin
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« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2008, 12:45:47 PM » |
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Advertised as 6 but the I normally get about 4 hours.
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kinboshi
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« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2008, 01:44:48 PM » |
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Advertised as 6 but the I normally get about 4 hours.
Easily long enough for a tournament or two then? |
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StuartHopkin
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« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2008, 01:51:06 PM » |
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Advertised as 6 but the I normally get about 4 hours.
Easily long enough for a tournament or two then? 1 or 2 for Stu 38 or 39 for you  |
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Tractor
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« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2008, 03:58:27 PM » |
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Ive got an Asus EEE1000 80Gb hard drive Intel Atom Processor 1Gb Ram Windows XP Ridiculously impressive piece of kit, Im meant to use it to VPN into work, but really I use it for poker. Two tabling on pokerstars in the pub on Sunday night and it runs beautifully, until the 6th pint of Guinness made me shove 40k in with A8 into KK. I would definately recommend one of these, and but I would go for the XP version rather than Linux. +1 have the same model but with 2gb Ram with XP and it runs great. |
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Grier78
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« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2008, 07:50:25 PM » |
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What type of netbook have you got Grier?? they all seem to be 1Gb memory-can you get any higher??
I have an Advent 4211, which is basically an MSI Wind. The reason they all have 1Gb or Ram is so that they qualify for the cheap licence version of XP, but its enough to make things work quite nicely. |
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Grier78
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« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2008, 07:52:31 PM » |
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I have an XP one and am very happy with the speed at which it runs, I never considered linux as it wont run any decent poker sites.
Have you tried PKR on it Grier ? Is 1024 x 600 ok ? It runs it ok, screen res isnt an issue as PKR scales really well. The only problem is that the animations are a bit jerky which started to get on my nerves. Ok, cheers for that. Were you running at the low settings on pkr ? I ran it on normal settings, the Netbook has enough allocated graphics memory to cope with the higher resolution textures. It might run a little better on low settings though. |
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Ecosse
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« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2008, 08:56:29 PM » |
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I have an XP one and am very happy with the speed at which it runs, I never considered linux as it wont run any decent poker sites.
Have you tried PKR on it Grier ? Is 1024 x 600 ok ? It runs it ok, screen res isnt an issue as PKR scales really well. The only problem is that the animations are a bit jerky which started to get on my nerves. Ok, cheers for that. Were you running at the low settings on pkr ? I ran it on normal settings, the Netbook has enough allocated graphics memory to cope with the higher resolution textures. It might run a little better on low settings though. Ok, now I just need to see if I can get a decent 3G broadband signal in my local watering hole LOL Cheers, Dougie. |
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