Hot-rodding an old Eee PC?
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Is there any limit to the size of SD card that can be fitted to an Asus S101 Eee PC?
Is there much real difference in speed/performance between a Sandisk and a cheaper one?
If the SD card is much bigger, is it worth replacing the 16GB SSD with a bigger one?
It's primarily to be used for web browsing. I'm thinking of installing Lubuntu or similar (with all unused software removed) -any recommendations for Eee Pc Linux?
Ps. I'm single-handedly resisting the march of tablets!
The Ipad just feels like a big Iphone(good for a phone) and I didn't like the Samsung ones I've tried.
Is there much real difference in speed/performance between a Sandisk and a cheaper one?
If the SD card is much bigger, is it worth replacing the 16GB SSD with a bigger one?
It's primarily to be used for web browsing. I'm thinking of installing Lubuntu or similar (with all unused software removed) -any recommendations for Eee Pc Linux?
Ps. I'm single-handedly resisting the march of tablets!
The Ipad just feels like a big Iphone(good for a phone) and I didn't like the Samsung ones I've tried.
Edited by MC Bodge on Monday 29th September 21:02
JimbobVFR said:
How about Chrome OS as used on Chromebooks?
It may be perfect for your needs.
Exactly what I was thinking either install ChromiumOS (the downloadable version of ChromeOS)or get a Chromebook.It may be perfect for your needs.
I bought a Chromebook last year as a toy basically, its now replaced my Linux laptop as my day to day machine.
MC Bodge said:
If the SD card is much bigger, is it worth replacing the 16GB SSD with a bigger one?
Well, it'll be a little faster, maybe. But for your use I'd just fit more RAM (if anything).MC Bodge said:
It's primarily to be used for web browsing. I'm thinking of installing Lubuntu or similar (with all unused software removed) -any recommendations for Eee Pc Linux?
I use Knoppix on mine -- the full DVD, installed via SD. On the 701 I removed stuff -- on the 1000 I've not bothered. MC Bodge said:
Ps. I'm single-handedly resisting the march of tablets!
Well, not quite single-handedly! My view is that if Steve Jobs hated netbooks, they have to be a good thing!Edited by MC Bodge on Monday 29th September 21:02
AJB88 said:
Exactly what I was thinking either install ChromiumOS (the downloadable version of ChromeOS)or get a Chromebook.
I bought a Chromebook last year as a toy basically, its now replaced my Linux laptop as my day to day machine.
Does the Chromium OS support any software other than Chrome? Word processor and spreadsheet other than online Google ones?I bought a Chromebook last year as a toy basically, its now replaced my Linux laptop as my day to day machine.
MC Bodge said:
Does the Chromium OS support any software other than Chrome? Word processor and spreadsheet other than online Google ones?
Software itself not really, only Chrome web based apps and now android appsYou can use other cloud services though, I think MS has one now do they not?
So the Hard Drive is a SD card on them?
anyway, if its using an SD card look for a class 10, the class denotes the cards read write speed, size doesnt really matter with regards speed as long as it has enough spacefor the OS, smaller will be cheaper though but SD cards are cheap, id go with a decent brand for reliability, when SD cards are used as a hard drive for read write they only last a couple of years at best (my raspberry pi has already eaten 2 of them), my advice would be to use a USB pen drive (have a look at the tiny ones that fit flushish in the USB port perhaps) for storage so that if the OS dies you still have your documents, id probably go with a 64gb USB3 pendrive for storage.
Ram and Processor are the other 2 factors for speed, so have a look if you can add more ram or overclock the processor.
ive no experience with OS's for these devices just a bit of cross over knowledge from the Rpi.
anyway, if its using an SD card look for a class 10, the class denotes the cards read write speed, size doesnt really matter with regards speed as long as it has enough spacefor the OS, smaller will be cheaper though but SD cards are cheap, id go with a decent brand for reliability, when SD cards are used as a hard drive for read write they only last a couple of years at best (my raspberry pi has already eaten 2 of them), my advice would be to use a USB pen drive (have a look at the tiny ones that fit flushish in the USB port perhaps) for storage so that if the OS dies you still have your documents, id probably go with a 64gb USB3 pendrive for storage.
Ram and Processor are the other 2 factors for speed, so have a look if you can add more ram or overclock the processor.
ive no experience with OS's for these devices just a bit of cross over knowledge from the Rpi.
Foliage said:
So the Hard Drive is a SD card on them?
Without knowing the exact model (some actually had a conventional hard drive) it's impossible to know, but those that didn't used an SSD as the main storage rather than an SD. Having said that, I've briefly run mine from an SD card (quality, but nothing I'd specially picked out) without any real speed issues.
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