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On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 13:01:13 -0800 (PST), maxim wexler wrote: |
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> Been looking at netbooks. I like the idea of the SS drive but I've |
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> heard that they're so compact they tend to deteriorate after lots of |
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> read/write cycles. |
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SSD drives have wear levelling, unlike flash memory cards and sticks, so |
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they should last a lot longer. The most used directory on a Gentoo system |
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is probably $PORTAGE_TMPDIR, which I have on an SDHC card. |
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> What's been the group's experience? |
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> Must have a matte screen and hopefully a keyboard that's not too |
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> cramped. And gentoo-worthy, of course. |
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I've been using this Eee PC 900 for around eight months, now that the |
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2.6.28 kernel has support for both wired and wireless interfaces, just |
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about everything works fine without and special software. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Sex is better than logic. You can't prove it, but it is. |
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