Netbook on It's a Binary World 2.0 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/tags/netbook/ Recent content in Netbook on It's a Binary World 2.0 Hugo en Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:01:01 +0000 Ubuntu to the Rescue: A Tale of Broadcom Wifi Drivers, Prerelease Software, and a new Acer Aspire One Netbook https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2011/04/25/ubuntu-to-the-rescue-a-tale-of-broadcom-wifi-drivers-prerelease-software-and-a-new-acer-aspire-one-netbook/ Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:01:01 +0000 https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/2011/04/25/ubuntu-to-the-rescue-a-tale-of-broadcom-wifi-drivers-prerelease-software-and-a-new-acer-aspire-one-netbook/ <p><em>note: I wrote this on 17 April, a full week before it is published on the blog</em></p> <p>[caption id=&ldquo;attachment_4398&rdquo; align=&ldquo;aligncenter&rdquo; width=&ldquo;450&rdquo; caption=&ldquo;Acer Aspire One - out of the box&rdquo;] <a href="https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/images/2011/04/acer-aspire-one-4-web.jpg"><img src="https://www.ericsbinaryworld.com/images/2011/04/acer-aspire-one-4-web-450x300.jpg" alt="Acer Aspire One - out of the box"></a>[/caption]</p> <p>Nearly six years ago I bought my first laptop.  I&rsquo;d never seen the point of laptops over desktops - the value per dollar just isn&rsquo;t there.  But I was going to be traveling for work now and again and needed to be able to get in contact with the family while away.  I got an old Acer that was on sale at best buy because it was the last one left.  A year after buying that laptop, netbooks came out.  I got my wife one of the first Asus EEE PCs because she was going on a work trip didn&rsquo;t want to haul my heavy laptop around.  So for the past few years we&rsquo;ve traveled with both of those so I can use my laptop to watch my movies and she can use her netbook to watch hers.  But I&rsquo;m getting tired of that heavy laptop and now netbooks aren&rsquo;t saddled with crippled versions of Linux and inferior hardware.  So I got myself a new Acer Aspire One from Amazon.  I&rsquo;d seen the same one at Costco for $50 more (because it has double the battery life) and I&rsquo;d wanted to get it for a while now.  I&rsquo;m going to be traveling to Chicago for a trip soon, and since my back has been giving me issues, I figured it was the time to go to a lighter laptop.</p>

Full post