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Re: [LUG] Debian on an Acer Aspire One ...

 

On 02/02/2009 08:28, Ray Smith wrote:
> In the last few days I have discovered I can not just browse the web
> and check email but watch freeview TV, catch up with iplayer in
> wetherspoons over breakfast.
> Watch Tv shows and movies ripped from DVD without dropping frames.
> Access all my network files. Have my entire music and video library on tap.
> Play openarena, chromium,pingus and tuxracer and other 3D games better
> than I imagined possible with this device.
> And the best discovery I made being a retro addict was that mupen64
> played my N64 games brilliantly !
>
>    
Sounds good.  I'd be interested to know what the VMWare or Virtual Box 
performance is like on one of these Aspire Ones.  I was looking at 
getting the Aspire One but ended up with the Aspire 2920 (12" Acer Core 
2 Duo notebook) as a compromise between size and speed.  I still would 
like to get an Aspire sometime though, maybe when Acer release the new 
ones with faster processors and bigger screens I might be able to pick 
up a couple of Aspire Ones for the kids to use (it'll stop the arguments 
about who gets to use their PC).

I bet something like the Aspire One would be perfect for emulation too, 
just small enough to carry around in a bag and big enough screen to 
enjoy the games without squinting (fellow retro addict here too).

Rob


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