DISQUS

Ohio Red Yes and no. There is diversity among current and potential netbook users: techie/hobbyists, business travelers, college students, and many others. What is attractive or even necessary for one kind of user is unattractive or simply a low priority for others. For instance, a long-life battery is desirable but unimportant for me, while lightness in weight and smallness in price matter a great deal. I would be happy with linux, that is, a seller-modified and installed distribution that doesn't demand much of me. That doesn't mean that I don't see others being happy to learn linux from A to Z.

Harry It says that you make sure you can download it, and then dl/install in a single step. As simple as that, except it tells you how to fix it if things don't immediately work.

Let's see the "hard" terms:
"repository list": The sites where you get updates. It won't force you to use ubuntu.com, like microsoft forces you to use microsoft.com.
"Ubuntu Netbook Remix repositories": If you don't use Remix but regular ubuntu you may have to add it.
"Synaptic package manager": Like Add/Remove programs in the XP control panel.
"apt-get": The same for the command line (so you can create automated scripts)

With the exception of adding the repository it is really much simpler than Windows. And adding the repository is like installing an XP program in Win98. Only you don't have to do as much hacking.

Zoltuger Actually, the "premium" tag is only being kept (quoting from Gizmodo) "because in market testing, Vista users thought they were getting downgraded, going from Vista Home Premium to Windows 7 Home."
So really, swapping out XP Home to W7 Home (premium) shouldn't be a big price hike on netbooks. Will keep Linux in the picture tho.

Rich I don't notice any major differences after doing 1305.

I wonder if this fixes issues that were reported back in the Fall of 2008 that some users had with 2GB memory sticks from Crucial. the problem went away when they used OCZ ones.

DougC3 True, but some might like the jacked up typing angle that results... or lump it.

tim does anyone know the exact memory specification for the nc10? various upgrade sites show DDR2 667 200 pin SODIMMs but the samsung web site shows DDR2 800Mhz compatibility. i don't know which to believe. can anyone confirm?
cheers

Brad Linder One of the partitions should have data on it. That's most likely your
Windows system partition. Don't overwrite it. If you've been saving files to
both partitions things get a little trickier, but the most foolproof method
is to copy anything from the second partition to the same partition Windows
is installed on so that you're unlikely to muck anything up.

Then you can either choose to install to the second partition or you can
resize that partition if you don't think you'll need 80GB.

As for making sure Windows XP boots by default, you'll need to edit the
menu.lst file in your GRUB menu. The easiest way to do this is to pull up a
terminal either from the application menu or by hitting Ctrl+ F2 and typing
"gnome-terminal."

Next, type "sudo nautilus" to pull up the file manager with root privileges.
Enter your password when asked.

Now you want to navigate to the File System, find the folder that says Boot,
and inside it openn the folder that says Grub. Double click on Menu.lst to
edit it. If you didn't type Sudo before opening Nautilus, you won't be able
to save your changes.

Finally, scroll all the way down to the bottom. You should see a list of
operating systems. Just highlight the chunk that starts with something like
"title Windows XP Home Edition" and ends with "chainloader +1" and copy this
so that it's the first operating system listed (above Ubuntu). Now when you
reboot, Windows XP should load by default.

You can also edit the amount of time the GRUB menu will wait for you to make
a selection before choosing the default OS in this menu. Scroll up a bit
until you find the section that says "timeout sec" and change the number
from 10 to 5 or whatever you're most comfortable with.

n/a but why does everybody assume the november dates are correct? by several accounts, they have clearly said they are conservative estimates, and lenovo is known for this.