Unsure what to get the geek in your life for Christmas? Ive just been looking for a suitable netbook for my parents to take on their travels. Item of choice at present looks to be the AspireOne from Acer, which on the face of it seems ideal. 8.5 inch screen, slightly larger keyboard than the EeePC – a reasonably intuitive GUI that does a good job of making windows users feel less terrified. The underlying distro seems to based on fedora. The platform itself while easy enough for non-geeky users is fairly easy to customise, making it a good choice for those of us who cant resist fiddling. The best bit – Dixons seem to be selling these for about £170 right now. (most of the highstreet stores are a similar price). Have you been good this year? will Father Christmas be leaving you one? Leave a few hints around the house 
Last minute Linux toys for Christmas?
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- Date : December 21, 2008
- Tags: bargain
- Categories : seen_on_web
Im told that these are now down to £149…. and £199 for the version with the 120G hard disk!!
Well, Im lucky enough to have had one of the 120 gig ones for Christmas. I have published a few tweeks for adding skype, ssh, extra repositories, openVPN and mobile phone connectivity on one of my blog sites – http://chrisjw.blogspot.com
I will put a more structured guide together on here later
Merry Christmas all by the way and a happy 2009!