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Posted 14/08/2008 20:12:45
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evening all,

quick question. im thinking of getting a 701 and was wondering if there are any other distros that will run well on the system, i was thinking SuSE however its a tad big for a 4GB HDD. any suggestions?

im not touching Ubuntu btw



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Posted 14/08/2008 20:44:49
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Mandriva 2008.1
sidux Erebos
Debian Lenny
Slax
slitaz
Elive
Puppy
Tigerpuppy with flashy Compiz Fusion effects
Linux Mint

huge choice available.
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Posted 14/08/2008 21:18:36


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mine has windows XP on so anything thats around the same/similar spec as that?

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Posted 14/08/2008 21:21:17


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SirTom909 (14/08/2008)
im not touching Ubuntu btw


Why not?
Ubuntu has two good options for the 701, eeeXubuntu and Ubuntu Netbook Remix.
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Posted 14/08/2008 22:01:23
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thanks for the response guys, appreciate it.

Gonna go with FreeBSD 7.0 and pop KDE on top of it






iMac 24" 2.4GHZ Core 2 Duo - 2GB RAM ATI Radeon HD2600 - OSX 10.5.5
MacBook Pro 17" 2.4GHZ Core 2 Duo - 4GB RAM Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT - OSX 10.5.5
MacMini / 20" Apple Display - 1.6GHZ Core Duo - 1GB RAM Intel GMA OSX 10.5.5 Server
iPhone 3G (02 - UK) 2.1.0 FirmWare
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Posted 14/08/2008 22:01:25


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misco are selling it @ £164


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Posted 14/08/2008 22:37:27


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wyliecoyoteuk (14/08/2008)
misco are selling it @ £164


Fiver cheaper at Ebuyer and free delivery as well.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/141743
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Posted 15/08/2008 08:17:02


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wyliecoyoteuk (14/08/2008)
misco are selling it @ £164


£193 including VAT.

And the on eBuyer is the 2Gb one.

You both got my hopes up

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Posted 15/08/2008 11:04:34


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Misco DO have it at £164.49



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