OT: Linux netbooks?

----- Original Message ----- From: "Liam Proven" <lproven at gmail.com> To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 11:41 AM Subject: Re: OT: Linux netbooks? [The ThinkPad X31 is] a 3-4y old refurbished machine, but was in excellent condition. It's small and slim, but faster than any Intel Atom or VIA-powered machine... === Faster? I've never used an X31, but I have an Acer notebook with a 1.7 GHz Pentium M (faster than the 1.3 GHz M that the X31 has) and the Atom N270 at 1.6 GHz that I have in my Acer Aspire One outperforms it. The Atom is a nice little CPU. Perhaps there are other reasons for apparent better performance on the X31, but the CPU isn't the reason. Jim