HP releases netbook interface for Ubuntu

Posted on February 5, 2009 | Category: Ubuntu General, mobile, netbook

This is really good news. As I noted in my last post, my old Acer notebook died recently, and I had come to appreciate the value of a second computer (my old pal Paddy Doyle had been preaching this for years), but was baulking at a second notebook. So I was looking askance at a netbook solution, particularly as I’ll have to do some serious library research soon.

Paddy had been singing the praises of the Samsung NC10, and I was pondering how to put Ubuntu onto it, as that comes with XP.

But enter the HP Mini 1000 Mi Edition with a custom version of Ubuntu Linux designed for netbooks. See Download Squad for review and pictures.

It comes in a 10.1 inch version for old eyes like mine, too. But I wonder why it uses Ubunto 8.04, rather than 8.10? I suppose these things take a while to develop.

I doubt if it’s on this side of the water (ie Ireland) yet, but I can wait. I think.

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