Netbooks

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Intro

Netbooks are small, portable computers, a smaller version of notebook. They are, to quote Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux: “Notebooks done right”. They are manufactured since 2007, and feature screen sizes from 5″ to 12″.

In contrast with Tablets or iPads, the architecture of the most Netbooks is based on Intel or AMD processors, x86 or AMD64 architecture. Tablets and iPads usually have ARM based processors. The main advantages of Netbooks over Tablets and iPad is the main processing power, hardware keyboard and expansion slots, but mainly the choice of apps. Tablets and iPads cannot run apps that are designed for Desktop PC, limiting their usability for business and productivity.

There are hundreds of models produced, and today they are being replaced by ultrabooks. While ultrabooks are better in every field, what marked the Netbooks is that they were cheap and great value for the money (for example, back in 2008. I bought my eee 4G brand new for only 100$). Ultrabooks are…in one word…expensive…

Leeenux is a project to keep them alive.

Recommended Leeenux edition

In general, LXDE is recommended for machines with Celeron M 900MHz CPU or for those who prefer speed over features and eye candy. XFCE editions are for everybody else.

  1. LXDE 2G is made just for Asus eee 2G or 700,
  2. LXDE Lite takes up only 2.1GB when installed, thus it it very light, but it lacks Java and Adobe Flash,
  3. LXDE Standard has more apps than Lite, and comes with Java, Flash and codecs,
  4. LXDE Deluxe comes with Skype, PlayOnLinux, game emulators, LibreOffice and many more.
  5. XFCE Lite takes up the least space of the XFCE editions,
  6. XFCE Standard comes with Java and Flash,
  7. XFCE Deluxe comes with Skype, PlayOnLinux, game emulators, LibreOffice and many more.
  8. Live Linux Games – if it is intended to be installed, than on any netbook that has at least 8GB HDD or SSD. Not recommended on 700 or 900 series of eee netbooks.
  9. Leeenux Kids – for any netbook but Asus eee 2G.

For example (having in mind only Asus eee):

  1. 700 or 2G – LXDE 2G
  2. 701 or 4G Surf – LXDE Lite or Standard
  3. 701SD or 702 8G – LXDE Standard or Deluxe
  4. 900 series – LXDE Standard or Deluxe
  5. 1000 series and greater – XFCE editions of choice.

Asus eee pc

eee pc 700 series

General specifications for series:

  • 800 x 480 resolution, 7”screen,
  • Celeron-M ULV (Ultra Low Voltage) 353 (non-PAE),
  • 512MB DDR2 RAM,
  • Intel GMA 900 GPU,
  • Battery 4400mAh.

Variants:

  1. 700 (2G Surf) – 800MHz CPU, 2GB SSD, RAM is soldiered on board,
  2. 701 (4G Surf) – 900MHz CPU, 4GB SSD, two sockets for RAM, Intel 910GML Chipset, some models were made with built-in webcam (0.3mpix),
  3. 701 SD and 702 8G – same as 4G, but with 8GB SSD.

eee pc 900 series

General specifications for the series:

  • 1024 x 600 resolution, 9” screen,
  • Celeron or Atom CPU,
  • Intel GMA 900 or 950 GPU,
  • 1GB or 2GB DDR2 RAM.

With Intel Celeron-M ULV 323 (non-PAE) 900MHz, Intel 915 or 910 Chipset and Intel GMA 900 GPU:

  1. 900 – 4GB, 8GB or 16GB SSD, battery 4400mAh, 1.3mpix webcam,
  2. 900SD – 8GB SSD, battery 4400mAh, 0.3mpix webcam,
  3. 900HD – 160GB HDD, battery 4400mAh, 0.3mpix webcam,
  4. 904HD – 80GB HDD and 16GB SSD, battery 6600mAh, 1.3mpix webcam.

With Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, Intel 945GSE Chipset and Intel GMA 950 GPU:

  1. 900A – 4GB, 8GB or 16GB SSD, 0.3mpix webcam (optional), battery 4400mAh or 5800mAh,
  2. 901 – 4GB, 8GB or 16GB SSD, 0.3mpix webcam, battery 6600mAh,
  3. MK90H – 160GB HDD, 1.3mpix webcam, battery 6600mAh.

eee pc 1000 series

Most of the specifications are the same as with 900 series, but with screen with more than 1″ larger diag

General specifications for the series:

  • 1024 x 600 resolution, 10″ screen,
  • Celeron or Atom CPU,
  • Intel GMA 900 or 950 GPU,
  • 1GB or 2GB DDR2 RAM.

1000HD – Celeron-M ULV 323 (non-PAE) 900MHz, 80 or 160GB HDD, Intel GMA 900 GPU, 6600mAh battery, 0.3mpix webcam).

With Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz, Intel 945GSE chipset and Intel GMA 950 GPU:

  1. 1000H – 80GB or 160GB HDD, 6600mAh battery, 0.3mpix webcam,
  2. 1000HA – 160GB HDD, 6600mAh battery, 1.3mpix webcam,
  3. 1000 – 8GB or 32GB SSD, 6600mAh battery, 0.3mpix webcam,
  4. 1002HA – 160GB HDD, 4200mAh battery, 1.3mpix webcam.

With Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz, Intel 945GSE Chipset and Intel GMA 950 GPU, 8700mAh battery:

  1. 1000HE – 160GB HDD, 0.3mpix webcam,
  2. 1005HA-P – 250GB or 320GB HDD, 1.3mpix camera,
  3. 1008HA – 250GB or 320GB HDD, 1.3mpix camera.

eee pc other models from 1000, 1100 and 1200 series

  1. 1101HA – 11.6″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, 250GB or 320GB HDD, Intel Atom Z520 1330MHz CPU, 1GB or 2GB DDR2, Intel GMA 500 gPU, Intel Poulsbo US15W Chipset, 1.3mpix webcam, 8700mAh battery.
  2. 1202HA – 12.1″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, 250GB or 320GB HDD, Intel Atom Z520 1330MHz CPU. 1GB or 2GB DDR2, Intel GMA 500 GPU, Intel Poulsbo US15W Chipset, 1.3mpix webcam, 8700mAh battery.
  3. 1201N – 12.1″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, 250GB or 320GB HDD, Intel Atom N330 1600MHz, 1GB or 2GB DDR2, nVidia ION GPU and Chipset, VGA webcam, 8700mAh battery.
  4. 1201PN and 1201NL and 1215N – same as 1201N but with Intel Atom D525 Dual-Core 1.8GHz CPU and nVidia ION2 GPU.
  5. 1215B – 12″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, 250GB or 320 GB HDD, AMD C-50 (1GHz) CPU or E-350 Zacate APU (1.6GHz), 2GB DDR3, Integrated AMD ATI Radeon HD 6250 GPU, Fusion Chipset, VGA webcam, 8700mAh battery. This is the first Asus netbook with USB 3.0.
  6. 1225B – 11.6″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, AMD APU E-450 Dual-Core 1.65GHz or C-60 1GHz Dual-core CPU, AMD ATI Radeon HD 6320 or HD 6290 GPU, 2GB or 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB, 500GB or 750GB HDD, VGA camera, 56Wh battery.

2012-2014 models

  1. 1025C – 10.1″ screen, 1024 x 600 resolution, 320GB or 500GB HDD, Intel Atom N2600 Dual Core 1.6GHz Processor, 1GB or 2GB DDR3 RAM, 2600mAh or 5200mAh battery, VGA webcam.
  2. 1025CE – same as 1025C, but with optional Intel Atom N2800 Dual Core 1.86GHz Processor instead of N2600.
  3. 1015E – 10.1″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, 320GB or 500GB HDD, Intel Celeron Dual-Core 847 1.1GHz CPU, Intel Chief River HM70 Chipset, 2GB or 4GB DDR3 1600 RAM, Intel HD graphics, 2600mAh battery, HD 720p CMOS camera.
  4. X205TA – 11.6″ screen, 1366 x 768 resolution, Intel Bay Trail-T Quad Core Z3735 1.33GHz Processor, Intel HD Graphics, 32GB eMMC, VGA web camera, 38Wh lithium-polymer battery.

Acer Aspire One

Acer stepped later in the game than Asus. The first Acer Aspire One models were with Atom CPU and 8.9″ screens.

8.9″ models

General specifications: 1024 x 600 resolution, Intel Atom N270 (1.60GHz, 512kB cache):

  1. A110L – SSD 8GB, 512MB RAM, 24 Wh battery, 0.3 mpix webcam.
  2. A110X – SSD 16GB, 1GB RAM, 24 Wh battery, VGA webcam.
  3. A150L – HDD 160GB, 1GB RAM, 24Wh battery, 1.3 mpix camera.
  4. A150X – HDD 120GB or 160GB, 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 57Wh battery, VGA or 1.3 mpix webcamera.
  5. ZG5 – HDD 120GB or 160GB or SSD 8GB or 16GB, 512MB or 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 57Wh battery, VGA or  1.3 mpix camera.

10.1″ models

  1. D150 – 1024 x 600 resolution, Atom N270, HDD 160GB, 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 48Wh or 58Wh battery, VGA webcam.
  2. D250 – 1024 x 600 resolution, Atom N270 or N280 1.66GHz, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 48Wh, VGA webcam.
  3. D255 – 1024 x 600 resolution, Atom N450 or N550, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 48Wh battery, 1.3 mpix webcam.
  4. D257 – 1024 x 600 resolution, Atom N450 or N455 or N475, 250GB or 320GB or 500GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 48Wh battery, 1.3mpix webcam.
  5. D260 – 1024 x 600 resolution, Intel Atom N450 or N455 or N475, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 24Wh or 48Wh battery, VGA camera.
  6. D270 – 1024 x 600 resolution, Atom N2600 or N2800, 250GB or 320GB or 500GB HDD, 0.3mpix webcam.
  7. 521 – 1024 x 600 resolution, AMD Neo K125 or V105, 250GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 48Wh or 63Wh battery, 1.3mpix webcam.
  8. 522 – 1280 x 720 resolution, AMD C-50 or C-60, 250GB or 320GB HDD, 1GB or 2GB RAM, 24Wh or 48Wh battery, VGA or 1.3mpix webcam.
  9. 531h – 1024 x 600 resolution, Atom N270 or N280, 160GB HDD, 1GB RAM, 48Wh or 58Wh battery, 1.3mpix webcam.
  10. 532h – same as 531h but with optional 250GB HDD and Intel Atom N450.

11.6″ models

  1. 721 – 1366 x 768 resolution, AMD Neo K125, 250GB HDD, 2GB RAM, 48Wh or 63Wh battery, VGA or 1.3mpix webcam.
  2. 751h – 1366 x 768 resolution, Atom Z520, 160GB or 250GB or 500GB or 750GB HDD, 1GB or 2GB RAM, 25Wh or 58Wh battery, VGA or 1.3mpix webcam.
  3. 752 – 1366 x 768 resolution, Celeron M 743, 320GB HDD, 2GB RAM, 24Wh or 28Wh or 62Wh battery, 0.3mpix webcamera.
  4. 753 – 1366 x 768 resolution, Celeron M U3400, 250GB HDD, 2GB RAM, 48Wh battery, 1.3mpix webcam.
  5. 756 – 1366 x 768 resolution, Celeron 877 or Pentium B987, 320GB or 500GB HDD, 2GB or 4GB RAM, 37Wh battery, 1.3mpix webcam.

Dell Inspiron Mini

  1. Dell Inspirom Mini 9
    • Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
    • 8.9″ screen with 1024 x 600 resolution
    • Intel GMA 950 GPU
    • 8GB SSD
    • 512MB or 1GB or 2GB DDR2 RAM
    • 32Wh battery
    • VGA camera
  2. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1010)
    • Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz or Z530 1.6GHz
    • 10.1″ screen with 1024 x 600 or 1366 x 768 resolution (later is labeled 720p and has HDMI port)
    • 1GB DDR2 or 2GB DDR2 RAM
    • Intel US15W Chipset
    • Intel GMA 500 GPU
    • 160GB HDD or 32GB SSD
    • 1.3mpix webcam
  3. Dell Inspirom Mini 10v (1011)
    • Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz or N280 1.66GHz
    • 10.1″ screen with 1024 x 600 resolution
    • 1GB or 2GB DDR2 RAM
    • Intel 945GSE Chipset
    • Intel GMA 950 GPU
    • 160GB HDD or 16GB SSD
    • 24Wh or 56Wh battery
    • 1.3mpix webcam
  4. Dell Inspiron Mini 10 (1012)
    • Intel Atom N450 1.66GHz
    • 10.1″ screen with 1024 x 600 or 1366 x 768 resolution (later is labeled 720p and has HDMI port)
    • 1GB or 2GB DDR2 RAM
    • 160GB or 250GB HDD
    • NM10 Chipset
    • Intel GMA 3150 GPU
    • 24Wh or 56Wh battery
    • 1.3mpix webcam
  5. Dell Inspiron Mini 10n – the same as 1012
  6. Dell Inspiron Mini 1018
    • Intel Atom N455 x64 1.66GHz
    • 10.1″ screen with 1024 x 600 resolution
    • 1GB DDR3 RAM
    • Intel GMA 3150 GPU
    • 160GB or 250GB HDD
    • 24Wh or 56Wh battery
    • VGA webcam
  7. Dell Inspiron Mini 12
    • Intel Atom Silverthorne 1.33GHz or 1.6GHz
    • 12.1″ screen with 1280 x 800 resolution
    • 1GB DDR3 RAM
    • 40GB or 60GB or 80GB HDD
    • 1.3mpix webcam
    • Bluetooth BT
    • Six-cell or three-cell battery
  8. Dell Inspiron 11z (1110)
    • Intel Celeron 732 or Intel Pentium Dual-Core SU4100
    • 11.6″ screen with 1366 x 768 resolution
    • 2GB or 4GB DDR2 RAM
    • Intel GS45 Express Chipset
    • 250GB or 320GB or 500GB HDD
    • Intel GMA 4500MHD GPU
    • 1.3 MP webcam
    • 24Wh or 56Wh battery
  9. Dell Inspiron M101z
    • AMD Athlon II Neo K125 or K325 or Intel Core i3-330UM CPU
    • 4GB DDR3
    • ATI RS880M or Intel HM57 Chipset
    • Ati Radeon HD 4225 or Intel HD GPU
    • 11.6″ display with 1366 x 768 resolution
    • 250GB or 320GB HDD
    • 56Wh battery
    • 1.3mpix webcam
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