hardware
Review: Shuttle KPC K4500 Compact PC
Submitted by srlinuxx on Fri, 05/09/2008 - 10:32.computerworld.com: Shuttle's $199 KPC K4500 is a testament to ever-improving computer production techniques and design. With its skin on, it looks like a standard breadbox-size system--a type of PC whose interior tends to be a rat's nest of cables, riser cards, and support members. But the K45 manages to combine a small exterior with a roomy interior.
Linux + UMPC = Smokin' Hot
Submitted by srlinuxx on Thu, 05/08/2008 - 13:06.junauza.com: Ultra-Mobile Personal Computers (UMPC) are so hot right now that major PC manufacturers are competing to create the lightest, fastest and sexiest-looking portable machines imaginable. Most of these emerging sub-notebooks are pre-installed with Linux, and I wasn't surprised.
On Linux Hardware Compatibility
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 05/07/2008 - 13:56.terminally-incoherent.com: I love how anti-linux advocates and windows fanbois always pick on Linux for hardware compatibility or rather lack of thereof. Just about every rant about Linux I have seen so far includes a gripe about it not supporting new or exotic hardware out of the box. Funny thing is that, neither does Windows.
Everyone loves the Eee
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 22:17.zdnet.com: I spent the day at a conference sponsored by our SIS developer. What’s interesting, however, was the participants’ reactions to an Asus Eee PC that one of the other attendees brought with her.
Tyan Thunder n3600M with Linux
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 10:17.
phoronix.com: Two months ago we had looked at the Tyan Tempest i5400XT motherboard, which was Tyan's latest product based upon Intel's newest workstation chipset and had support for dual Intel Xeon quad-core processors. We found the Tempest i5400XT to be a real winner and everything had worked terrific with Linux. Today we are looking at another Tyan workstation motherboard but the tides have turned as we look at their latest AMD dual quad-core solution, the Tyan Thunder n3600M.
OpenSUSE Hard Disk Configuration Survey
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 07:54.opensuse.org: In order to optimize the YaST partitioner module for openSUSE users the user experience team decided to conduct a small survey to figure out how you deal with hard disk configuration. The survey contains some basic questions and its results will directly influence the redesign for the partitioner module.
VIA's Open-Source Efforts A Bluff?
Submitted by srlinuxx on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 15:17.phoronix.com: Last month we reported on VIA's new open-source driver efforts that was announced at the LF Austin Summit. However, not everyone has been satisfied by this announcement and their new Linux website isn't yet exactly useful. We explore the VIA Linux situation in this article as well as sharing what two open-source developers have to say.
Asus Forecasts Quarterly Shipments Nearly Doubling for Eee PCs
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 20:44.ostatic.com: There appears to be no stopping the success Asus is having with its Eee PC subnotebooks. The company is forecasting this week that it will nearly double shipments of the svelte, low-cost machines in the second quarter. Shipments will rise to between 1.2 million to 1.3 million units, the company says, and it expects to move a whopping 5 million units this year. Can we expect the Linux versions to stick around?
If they mated: Intel and Cray to conceive x86 Linux monster
Submitted by srlinuxx on Wed, 04/30/2008 - 03:19.arstechnica.com: In a move that could have broad implications for the high-performance computing (HPC) market, Intel and Cray have announced a broad collaboration that will see engineers from the two companies work together on future products and projects.
Using Dell’s D/Dock docking station with Linux
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sat, 04/26/2008 - 13:14.liquidat.wordpress: Dell is shipping docking stations for it’s Latitude Laptops. I’ve tested a D/Dock and it does work with Linux. The only real problems have their roots in Linux’ shortcomings.
Asus Eee PC 900 Linux Edition
Submitted by srlinuxx on Fri, 04/25/2008 - 07:46.reghardware.co.uk: It's not even a year since Asus first demo'd the machine that would become the Eee PC 701 - aka the Eee PC 4G - and here we are reviewing the second version, the 900.
The X300 Review, Part 2: Running Ubuntu Hardy
Submitted by srlinuxx on Tue, 04/22/2008 - 09:44.redmonk.com: Previously, on tecosystems: part 1 of our intrepid review of the X300, wherein we say nice things about Lenovo’s latest effort. Linux is my preferred desktop operating system. So, by popular request, the rundown on running Linux on the X300.
Mandriva on a Low cost notebook : Kira
Submitted by srlinuxx on Sun, 04/20/2008 - 13:26.linux-wizard.net: Many people are talking about the Asus Eee PC : low cost, tiny, and for the "geeks", running Linux. Mandriva 2008 Spring is compatible out of the box with Asus Eee PC. However a new low cost PC is appearing, done by a spanish company : AIRIS KIRA.
Zonbu Linux Notebook Review: Part II
Submitted by srlinuxx on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 12:09.osweekly.com: In the last article, we talked about the new Zonbu notebook, what it features and a few of its benefits and drawbacks. However, we were far from done with our analysis, and with that, here’s part II of our Zonbu review that presents our verdict on the low cost Linux notebook.
Hardware Review: Shuttle LinuXPC SD3002Q
Submitted by srlinuxx on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 10:04.
raiden.net: PERSONAL computers with Linux pre-installed have been springing up all over the place in recent months. Now Shuttle, the Taiwanese company famous for making small but perfectly formed PCs, have gotten in on the act. I’ve been spending some time in the company of their LinuXPC SD3002Q, which is sold with openSUSE 10.3 Linux pre-installed.



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