[Melbourne-pm] Acer Aspire

[Scott Penrose]

I love my Asus EeePC linux - and it has 1GB Ram and 20GB SSD :-)

Scooter

On 11/09/2008, at 10:22 PM, Sisyphus wrote:

>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jacinta Richardson" <jarich at perltraining.com.au 
> >
> .
>> At the pub last night some of us discussed the Acer Aspire.  I  
>> couldn't remember
>> all the details then, but here's what the Good Guys are selling (
> .
> .
>> Hard Drive Size
>> 8GB SSD
>
> 8 gigs ? ... wow ..... ;-)
>
> Seriously (assuming that one does, in fact, get at least a little  
> more than 8 gigs of storage) that looks to be quite inviting. What  
> was the general feeling about this from you (knowledgeable) people ?
>
> My usual supplier doesn't have a very high opinion of Acer. About 12  
> months ago I purchased a 2nd hand Acer laptop through her, and she  
> was at great pains to point out that the particular machine I was  
> purchasing dated from *before* Acer started making rubbish.
>
> My old linux desktop is starting to get a little shaky, and I  
> suspect that I'll soon be in the market for a new linux box (doesn't  
> have to be desktop) - though I'll probably opt for a 64-bit  
> architecture. Cheap and reliable is what I'll be looking for. Any  
> advice welcome.
>
> Cheers,
> Rob
>
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