[GTALUG] Cyber Monday cheap netbook

[Irwin Barrer]

I did some quick research and found this page:
http://www.driversfree.org/en/drivers-catalog/drivers-for-notebooks/asus/ultrabook-asus-eeebook-e402sa-download-drivers-for-windows-10-64-bit <http://www.driversfree.org/en/drivers-catalog/drivers-for-notebooks/asus/ultrabook-asus-eeebook-e402sa-download-drivers-for-windows-10-64-bit>
which says, in part "Asus EeeBook E402SA is fully compatible with the operating system Linux.”
So I took a chance and ordered one. I plan to install Ubuntu.
Fingers crossed!

Thanks for this tip!
IB

On 28-Nov-16, at 18:22, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

<https://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msca/en_CA/pdp/ASUS-EeeBook-E402SA-UB03-BL-Signature-Edition-Laptop/productID.5083331100>

Typical netbook, with twists

Points of interest:

++ FullHD resolution (1920x1080).  I don't know any other notebook
  with this kind of resolution under about $500.

+ $249.00 today (list price is $399.00)

+ if you collect AirMiles, and you go through the AirMiles site, you can 
 get about $25 worth of AirMiles back

+ 4G RAM (2G seems standard in netbooks so this is very good)

- 14", so larger and heavier than I'd like.  But you might like the size.

- 32 eMMC "disk".  Small, but enough for a full Linux distro.  Normal for 
 netbooks due to Microsoft's licensing model.

- slow but useable: "Intel Celeron N3060 1.60 GHz with Intel Burst 
 Technology up to 2.48 GHz"

 Might have problems with the Linux/Atom bug I keep pointing at.

+ free delivery (and return).  MicrosoftStore's policies are pretty good

+ comes with 64-bit Windows 10 so it must have 64-bit UEFI firmware.
 Makes Linux installation a lot easier.

I bet that this can run Linux well, but I haven't tried it.  Nor have I 
googled to find other's experiences.

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