[ale] Best Netbook for Beginner

[Adam Allred]

Omar Chanouha wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> 
> A friend of mine asked me about a netbook that comes with XP
> preinstalled. I heard that XP is really slow, and I would never
> recommend it anyway, however he lives in PA and I cannot switch it
> over to ubuntu for him. I took a look at the tutorial on how to get
> ubuntu running on it, and there is no way he is going to be able to do
> it.
> 
> So my question is, does anyone have or know of, a netbook that comes
> with Ubuntu preinstalled that they happen to really like?
> 
> I really need something that he is just going to be able to use.
> Meaning he turns it on, everything works, Ubuntu updates itself
> automatically, and he can just go on using the web without even
> realizing he is using Linux.
> 
> Also, anyone have one they don't like, and why? Info like that is just
> as, if not more important to me.
> 
> -OFosho, Miami Dolphin and Netbook Consultant
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If it must come w/ ubuntu preinstalled, then it probably wont get easier 
than the Dell Inspiron Mini series.

Note that "easier" does not mean "better", for certain things...

I've heard some people hate on the keyboard...but I personally feel it's 
better than the eeepc

Also, I hear the HP netbook lines are v. nice, hardware-wise and 
design-wise, but I've never used their Mobile Internet Linux OS...