The ASUS Eee PC and the netbook revolution
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Before Chromebooks, before the iPad, there was the Eee PC.
  • Papamousse@beehaw.org
    13·
    1 year ago

    I still have my HP Mini311, it has a 11.6" screen, 1366x768, discrete GPU, can decode 1080p in hardware and output on tv via HDMI. In 2009 it was a beast!

    I changed the 2.4bg with a 2.4/5n wifi, upgraded to 3GB of ddr3 ram, SSD, overclocked to 2GHz, and installed MX Linux on it, works perfect.

  • fl42v@lemmy.ml
    4·
    1 year ago

    Yeah, I have 701 (?) 2g surf somewhere. It was kinda fun to do programming in vim in tty, and waaay less fun to compile stuff…

  • aperson@beehaw.orgEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I still have my white 701 that I put a black keyboard on and soldered in a Bluetooth module. Some of the most fun I’ve had using a computer and I wish the form factor was still a thing.

  • TarquinNimrod@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 year ago

    Ha ha, a post about the Eee! Dug my 1000H out of the attic a few weeks back, put Mint xfce on it and it works great, pretty zippy! Then I put it back in the attic.

  • Steamymoomilk@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I wonder how alpine linux would hold up on one of these, as a desktop of course. Alpine is ment for routers so therotically it should work really well.

  • wolf@lemmy.zipEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Had a 100X, back then with 2GB RAM. Worked OOTB with Linux w/o trouble, all hardware supported. Good times. Later, starting your browser maxed out the RAM so not a viable option anymore.

    Nowadays I can happily recommend a HP Stream 11". Works perfectly with Fedora 39, good battery life. (Obviously you don’t want to use such a machine for more than casual work/internet surfing. But as a cheap/solid travel netbook, it is perfect. Typing this message on it.)