You do have a point Bradford, and I had every intention of helping her install a dual boot if she liked the live cd. She surprised me by installing it herself, and it walked her through copying over all her files and such from windows. My point was merely this. That a lot of people still think of Linux as a completely CLI environment, very unfriendly toward newbs. Which is just not true. Some Linux distros are even more user friendly than Windows in some cases.
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Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook
The Mini 10 is an excellent budget netbook from trusted brand Dell. The hardware is sturdy and the screen size and battery life are good for a netbook. Some people might find the trackpad design a little frustrating however.
The convenient size of netbooks makes them an excellent choice for commuters, or anyone who needs to get online while on the go.
Sample Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook specification
- Model
- Dell Inspiron Mini 10 netbook
- Manufacturer
- Dell
- Screen
- 10.1" (WSVGA (WLED) Truelif)
- Processor
- 1.6GHz (Intel Atom Processor Z530 )
- Memory
- 1GB
- Graphics card
- Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 500
- Hard drive
- 160GB (SATA HDD 2.5 inch 5400RPM)
- Operating system
- Microsoft Windows XP Home
- Wifi
- 802.11 b/g
- Ethernet
- Yes
- Dimensions (cm)
- 26.1 x 18.2 x 2.8
- Weight
- 1.20 kg
- Battery life
- 3 hours
- Camera
- 1.3 MP
- Audio card
- 2 x 1.0W
