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> I don't know, but I still like the idea behind the "netbook": small, portable form factor with real keyboard, cheap machine, decent battery life, GNU/Linux.
by ryan-c 9y ago
> I don't know, but I still like the idea behind the "netbook": small, portable form factor with real keyboard, cheap machine, decent battery life, GNU/Linux.
You and I clearly have very different definitions of "real keyboard".
I've actually been wanting an Android tablet that I can connect a USB mechanical keyboard to (probably an Atreus[0]) as a Chromebook replacement. Problem is, I want vanilla Android (no bloat), and for it to get updates for at least 3 years.
0. https://atreus.technomancy.us/ https://atreus.technomancy.us/
- bvm 9y agoI know I'm a glutton for punishment but the eeepc 701 keyboard is the best I've ever typed on. I miss it to this day.
- ryan-c 9y agoI owned an EeePC 900 which I believe used the same keyboard. I wouldn't even describe it as "good".
- reaperducer 9y agoThe definition of "netbook" has changed a lot over the years. It used to be ultra-cheap, ultra-small (in all dimensions, not just thickness), underpowered machine running Linux that had just enough oomph to do some basic surfing and e-mail. It was the laptop you brought with you when you didn't want to risk your real laptop. The early eeePC was a perfect example. Now it's a Chromebook which is pretty much a laptop by another name.
- ryan-c 9y agoI had an EeePC 900 back in the day, and used it as you described. I use my Chromebook in much the same way. I want a device with a nice screen that can run a web browser and a mosh client.