[ILUG] laptops price update

[Pádraig Brady]

Rory Browne wrote:
>> First impressions:
>>
>> + very quick
>> + good screen
>> + better keyboard than eeepc
>> + good wireless connectivity with wpa
>> + support for sdhc media cards
>>
>> - mouse support is quirky, or maybe just doesn't like my giant fingers

Oh yes, the mouse is pants!
It kept moving right when I moved my finger left.
It worked ok if I moved my finger very slowly.

>> - os is as restricted as eeepc (so will be forcing debian onto it soon)
>>
> No offence, but to describe the OS on the aspire one as restricted is
> horseshit. It is based on, and is no more restricted than Fedora 8.

Does it have any proprietry modules?
I've heard about proprietry acer audio modules at least,
that cause integration issues.

Pádraig.