Linux compatability of a couple of laptops?

[Walter Dnes]

  My old netbook appears to be dying, with spontaneous freezes, taking
multiple attempts to reboot, etc.  I like the netbook form-factor, but
not the crippled hardware.  For potential replacements, I'm looking at

1) An ASUS machine (AMD)
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_367&item_id=046492

2) An Acer machine (Intel with HM77 Express chipset)
www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=710_577_367&item_id=054900

  Any linux compatability gotcha's?  The Intel video driver appears to
be open source http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=intel_hd4000_linux37&num=1
but the AMD appears to be proprietary.  The Intel has twice the ram and
a larger hard drive.  Any comments/experiences?

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