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I placed the order in mid March but wasn't delivered for 2.5 months. Therefore had to cancel the order and bought a netbook from System 76 which was delivered within 10 days. If the manufacturer doesn't deliver the product in time, I wonder about their support committments.
Only disadvantage so far is it doesn't support itunes. Perfect portable. It's a fantastic little machine. (But apparently there's a way to run a virtual Windows system on Ubuntu--I'll "get there" one day). I'm getting used to the Ubuntu op system, but that's another story. Coolness factor is through the roof. I'm very pleased. I'd think Sylvania could easily sell a mill of these in a year or two.
I enjoy using this little beast very much. Things change in only a month. It is a full blown Linux system, not some crippled version.Keyboard is a little cramped, but hey, it's a 9 in computer.
No problems handling very complex web pages or streaming video. Pushing it in fixed it.I bought a refurbished one for $249 and don'r regret doing so. It is what it should be - an on the couch or on the go way to get on the internet.
Had the minor issue of the blurry webcam, which was actually the cover being slightly popped out. I was able to customize Ubuntu to add in the "OS X" look and Compiz, which is a multidesktop environment arranged in a cube. It handles the fairly fancy graphics just fine.
Now I am seeing similarly equipped refurbished Acers for $199. Great machine, though.
The white color is very pleasing. I loved this little netbook, especially the Ubuntu operating system. It is built like a tank. Unfortunately I ended up selling it because the keyboad was too small for my large hands. I ended up with the Sylvania Magni Elite which has a much larger keyboard.
Well, the meso is comparable to the little netbook that could. This system comes with 2 desktop types, the standard ubuntu desktop, and a netbook remix which makes it easier to get to basic programs. Maybe people who are more linux saavy can explain better, but saving files to a usb drive cannot be done directly, it requires an extra step, in my case, I copy and paste the document into the usb.
The Openoffice suite that comes with all Ubuntu installations enables you to do word, excel, and powerpoints, and enables you to open other peoples documents and read and edit them. Don't interpret me to be anti netbook, I am not, but do not view this as a laptop or desktop replacement, it can be used to help out significantly, to take the internet and document writing to places you couldn't previously, but it's best to have a windows systems backup, to do jobs linux can't. I got mine for $250 through RCS, they sold me a good one, although it was listed as refurbished.
Also, attaching files which requires the system to have a file directory, like C: or D: cannot be done cause many systems don't recognize linux file locations. The wireless is great at times, however with my home router, I sometimes have to restart the system 6 or 7 times before it connects, thats the only way to do it, retyping the passcode won't help. Be careful how many applications you run at times, it can sometimes overload the system, especially if you use games like chess and tetris.
In a nutshell, this system has a lot of limitations, but what it can do, it does it very good.Update**** I found out something that helps with the problems. When and if you buy one, DO NOT use the remix desktop, switch to the basic original desktop, it makes the wireless work better, and it's easier to use multiple programs that way without overloading.
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