Why a netbook? The answer is simple. I didn't want to spend too much money. Despite the fact that netbooks have no optical disc drive, but it's no secret that netbooks are less expensive. So I tried to find the cheapest netbook, the branded one of course. And I guessed I was lucky when a counter shop offered a branded netbook with a really low price. It might be absolutely a clearance sale but I didn't really give a damn about it.
And the netbook is HP Mini 110-3500 series. The hardware specifications are:
- Intel Atom N570
- 1 GB DDR3 SDRAM
- 320 GB Hard Disk Drive
- Card Reader
- Wi-Fi
- 3 USB slots
- etc
The netbook originally came with a Free-DOS, but the retailer offered me to install an illegal copy of Windows 7. At this time I pretended to be a computer novice, so I gave an agreement.
But when I finally arrived at home, I tried that Win 7 just a little. Then I booted Xubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) into my netbook from a USB Flash Disk. When I found that everything seemed to work fine, I erased that illegal OS and installed Xubuntu 12.04 on it.
Just like its live USB version who worked well, so did the installed system. Almost every hardware detected and worked perfectly. Not only the common hardwares like keyboard and display, the mobile modem, Wi-Fi adapter and the webcam also worked the way I wanted to. The only problem is that I can't use the touchpad to do a double click.
Well, just like my usual "hobby", I also customize the desktop. I deleted the second panel and replaced it with Cairo-dock. I also installed Screenlets to give my desktop some widgets.
Well, I guess it's enough for now. I'd like to say "don't be afraid to try to use GNU/Linux ".
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar