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Martin Daler

8:52 AM on 21 April, 2009

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>Microsoft: *Netbooks* Can Run Any Windows 7 Version

>small *notebook* PCs to run any version of Windows 7...the spokesperson clarified.

So that's "clarified"? Netbook? Notebook?. Maybe it's a Notbook?

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MarioM

10:40 AM on 21 April, 2009

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Lord knows I'm going to attract some sort of flak for this, but if this runs well on my accursed Eee 900 (non-Atom one) I'll take the plunge. I'm sick to the back teeth of trying different operating systems that all fall short (Vista, too slow;XP slow;XP FLP quick enough but problematic;Ubuntu just too darn fiddly;Xandros too limited). Yes, I could perserve for weeks with each one but I'm only on this earth for a limited time!

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cjb110

11:02 AM on 21 April, 2009

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I've been running the public beta on my dell mini (with 2gb mem) and its been absolutely fine. Disk space would be the biggest issue, but I really don't see the need for masses of space on a netbook.

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simba

11:02 AM on 21 April, 2009

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my experience of using build 7000 are that the netbook, aspire one, runs hotter than xp.

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xbrumster

12:39 PM on 21 April, 2009

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the only problem I have with netbook is that the screen resolution sucks. why cant they just make it 1024x800. x600 is just making surfacing net or photoshopping too damn inconvenient.. please rescue me Apple... my very last hope..

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hankb6d

2:50 PM on 21 April, 2009

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@xbrumster

It's called the Samsung NC20 give it some extra 1GB juice maybe a larger HDD while you're at it, mine runs absolutely fine with a dual boot XP/W7 installation. Some say its not a "netbook" though.

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Xiphias

4:22 PM on 21 April, 2009

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@xbrumster: Sorry, the lord high corporations have declared that nobody needs 4:3 screens anymore.

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Chris

5:40 PM on 21 April, 2009

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@xbrumster: Dell Mini 10 - 1366x768. Maybe the answer to everyone's woes and it's 10.1 inches so it could surely be classed as a netbook. *cough* review *cough* :)

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OliverLevett

8:40 PM on 21 April, 2009

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Netbooks aren't supposed to have amazing screens. If you want more than 1024x600, buy a UMPC!

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Xiphias

11:02 PM on 21 April, 2009

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Why not oliver? If they're mostly used for viewing webpages then surely they should have a screen suited to webpages - e.g. as tall as possible.

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Aetheric

10:14 AM on 22 April, 2009

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@MarioM

I have the same netbook, and I'm running Ubuntu NBR on it. This is after I wiped XP off the drive in utter frustration. Everything worked first time off the mark, so I don't know how it was too fiddly for you? I know Linux is an OS that needs some familiarity, but after a few weeks I hardly noticed any more.

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eyepopper

11:26 PM on 22 April, 2009

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I'm running Fedora 10 XFCE edition (customized for a SSD) on an AA1 with 512MB, and it runs relatively smoothly and boots up within 30 seconds. Quite a few Windows programs run on it as well using WINE, although I'm happy with the software that Linux offers in the main. Even if M$ were giving Windows 7 away for nothing, I'd still pass up on it.

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MarioM

9:20 PM on 29 April, 2009

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@Aetheric

When I tried Ubuntu, I admit it was nowhere near NBR yet - NBR was just a screenshot in a press release. I tried eeeBuntu and a bunch of hacky scripts. My dependency on Excel broke the deal. However... *reaches for the USB cd-rom drive*

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