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🎉 Congratulations, you've just read a love letter to a glorified pocket calculator! 🎉 In a desperate attempt to revive #netbooks, someone discovered the Chuwi Minibook X—a "subultrabook" that miraculously adds "fun" to frustration with its Linux quirks. 🤦‍♂️ At least it keeps the #nostalgia alive for those who enjoy pretending it's still 2009. 🙄
https://tylercipriani.com/blog/2026/05/28/chuwi-minibook-x/ #loveletter #pocketcalculator #ChuwiMinibookX #LinuxQuirks #HackerNews #ngated

#netbooks #nostalgia #loveletter #pocketcalculator #chuwiminibookx #linuxquirks

Georgiana Brummell @[email protected]

2026-03-20

It's time for a vote! last year, I was lucky enough to findnot one, but two Acer Aspire One D270s. The first was sold as an extra, but worked well. The second was still sealed in the box! I never thought I would have the pleasure of opening a brand new netbook again. But to this day, I still haven't done so. Now, I have two choices, though I guess three, if I send both off.

1. Have the keyboard replaced, and the drive and Windows upgraded to 7 Professional on my open one.
2. Open the new one and have the drive, Windows, and ram upgraded.
3. Send both machines in and have the above work done.
Technically, on both machines, the drives are fine. They are 320gb models, so they have more than enough space for my needs. But they're 5400 rpm drives, and I want either a 7200 rpm replacement or a solid state one. My open machine has 2gb of ram, which is all the D270 can officially take. I have heard of some people installing 4gb and Windows seeing something like 2.9gb (I forget the exact number, but it wasn't the full 4), but I have also read that it's not always stable and there could be some problems with booting. Can anyone confirm this? If I keep it at 2gb, I am guessing it would make sense to use a 32-bit version of Windows 7 and not a 64-bit one. All of my programs except Reddit for Blind, Accessible Youtube Downloader, and TweeseCake are 32-bit, but only Reddit for Blind works on 7. I am still trying to get the others to work, but that may be an issue with this particular virtual machine.

So, which should I do? Open the new machine, or just send in the old one?

#acer #computers #experiences #netbooks #technology #Windows7

#acer #computers #experiences #netbooks #technology #windows7

modem56kb @[email protected]

2026-03-09

https://josegon.wordpress.com/2025/11/23/opensuse-32-bits-iv/

#opensuse #32bits #entradaactualizada #netbooks

Cheshire @[email protected]

2025-12-02

I genuinely liked and miss netbooks. They were perfect for small things, didn't use a lot of power, and if the battery puffed, you could easily remove it AND still use the device! I hate that they were beaten by tablets. Bring back netbooks.

(2/2)

#netbook #netbooks #tablet #tablets #technology

Apuntando ideas @[email protected]

2025-11-23

OpenSuse 32 bits (IV)

Continúo gratamente asombrado por esta distribución de Linux, la magia continúa.
Y ahora como única distribución de Gnu-Linux en este equipo.
Pensando sobretodo en aquellos viejas netbooks que se podrían seguir usando evitando desecharlas con el problema ambiental que eso trae.
Aquí el historial de estas actualizaciones, con xfce funciona algo mejor que kde-plasma.

Recomiendo consultar el siguiente enlace para optimizar a Kde-Plasma:
https://www.softzone.es/noticias/open-source/cambios-linux-escritorio-kde-acelerar/

Enlaces útiles:

https://t.me/openSUSE_ES

https://t.me/opensusenews

https://www.opensuse.org/

https://victorhckinthefreeworld.com/

Actualización Marzo 2026:

OpenSuse 32 bits escritorio KDE PLASMA 6.6OpenSuse 32 bits escritorio XFCE #actualizar #Educación #kdePlasma #linux #netbooks #opensuse #reciclar #tutorial

#actualizar #educacion #kdeplasma #linux #netbooks #opensuse

toxic 🍟🐀🔞 @[email protected]

2025-10-17

shit #computers #netbooks #hardwaregore

#computers #netbooks #hardwaregore

Ross Grady @[email protected]

2025-05-26

Before we had Chromebooks, we had #netbooks — this is a wee Gateway from 2009. Still boots!

#netbooks

Rafa 🦤 @[email protected]

2025-05-02

What? Ancient, underpowered, unsupported portables? Oh God yes. #retrocomputing #netbooks #psion #wince

#retrocomputing #netbooks #psion #wince

Uctumi @[email protected]

2025-03-30

Nueva actualización de CirujAntix #Linux basado en #Antix basado en #Debian 29/03/2025

- Se actualizaron los paquetes a Antix 23.2
- Ahora el ISO de 32 bits es compatible con Ventoy al igual que el de 64 bits.
- Ambas versiones 32 y 64 bits vienen con chromium por defecto.

Descargas:
https://cybercirujas.rebelion.digital/foro/viewtopic.php?t=324

Si tenes una versión anterior instalada no es necesario re-instalar, simplemente sigue las instrucciones en el último posteo.
#CirujAntix es ideal p/ #netbooks con 1gb ram y hdd mecánico.

#linux #antix #debian #cirujantix #netbooks

Phil @[email protected]

2024-08-29

#FYI: Die #Netbooks von damals sind heute nicht mehr produktiv nutzbar.
Vielleicht als Photorahmen, da ist der Stromverbrauch aber zu hoch...

#fyi #netbooks

Beam me out! @[email protected]

2024-08-08

That irrepressible need to buy old netbooks and install obscure OSes on them.

#hardware #netbooks

This account has moved @[email protected]

2024-06-23

Saw a video on ootube asking "whatever happened to netbooks?"
Surely tablets, smartphones and then chromebooks?
Had an Acer Aspire one netbooks back then that came with Linpus installed (what happened to them) #technology #netbooks

#technology #netbooks

Ryoma123 @[email protected]

2024-05-11

Conoscete un buon produttore o distributore di batterie per laptop? Me ne serve una nuova pacca per il piccolino in foto, ma non mi fido dei marchi che ho trovato.

#mastoaiuto #netbooks

Ubuntu Peronista @[email protected]

2024-04-29

Te contamos de la distro no oficial #cyberciruja #AntiX con emuladores de juegos RetroPie y RetroArch para las #Netbooks #ConectarIgualdad
https://tinyurl.com/mrx3a479

#cyberciruja #antix #netbooks #conectarigualdad

Jure Repinc :linux: :kde: @[email protected]

2024-03-13

@ohyran @popey Yeah KDE Plasma Netbook layout is awesome. Too bad it did not continue in newer versions of Plasma. Well yeah netbooks are not so popular anymore. Anyways. i still use my HP Mini 110 from time to time and I still love Plasma Netbook on it :) It later got merged with Plasma Active into Plasma Mobile we have today. Maybe I should try to get that one running on this little lappy :)

#KDE #KDEPlasma #PlasmaNetbook #netbook #netbooks #Linux #LinuxHardware

#kde #kdeplasma #plasmanetbook #netbook #netbooks #linux

Hackfun @[email protected]

2024-02-29

Resumen de la reunión de hoy:

- Inauguración de la #biblioteca de #Hackfun
- Entrega de computadora a Hogar Bautista de #Fisherton
- Reparación de #netbooks y #computadoras
- Preparación netbook para usar como rocola que reproduzca música descargada
- Reparación de joysticks de #ps2
- #Retroprogramación en #assembler para #DOS

#hackfun #rosario #hackerspace

#biblioteca #hackfun #fisherton #netbooks #computadoras #ps2

adacosta @[email protected]

2023-12-27

#WebPC, #Netbooks #UltraBooks, now we have Ai PC's as the next trend. Just to do the same thing we have been doing for the past 50 years.

#webpc #netbooks #ultrabooks

Christian Pietsch (old acct.) @[email protected]

2023-12-01

@Radixi Als ich noch meinen Ur-EeePC benutzte, warf ich auch mal einen Blick auf #PeppermintOS, nahm dann aber aus Gründen, die ich vergessen habe, #Crunchbang. Das lief sehr langsam. Erst mit #PuppyLinux kam der Winzling wieder richtig in Schwung.

Jetzt habe ich drei #netbooks der Leistungsklasse geschenkt bekommen, der dein EeePC angehört. Auf denen werde ich PeppermintOS nochmal ausprobieren. Vielleicht taugen sie ja noch als Fileserver für Backups oder so.

Der Bürocomputer, über den ich heute schrieb, gehört aber zu einer ganz anderen Leistungklasse. Auf dem laufen alle gängigen Linux-Distributionen. Trotzdem werden solche Computer in vielen Firmen weggeworfen – manchmal schon nach drei Jahren, wie ich hörte. Leider nimmt die @computertruhe nur noch Laptops und ähnlich mobile Computer an. Wer rettet die vielen Desktop-PCs?

#netbooks #puppylinux #crunchbang #peppermintos

Angel :mastodon: ⁂ @[email protected]

2023-06-24

Nunca me gustaron las #netbooks pero eran muy famosas ente 2008-2011

#netbooks

Anisse @[email protected]

2023-03-29

That was an entertaining read, explaining how Phoenix Hyperspace "Instant-on" switched from Windows to Linux and back in circa 2009 netbooks
https://cohost.org/cathoderaydude/post/1228730-taking-the-deepest-p
#netbooks #hacks #grub #ntfs #linux

#netbooks #hacks #grub #ntfs #linux

oigreslima @[email protected]

2023-02-14

@BlueGrits I remember this picture long time ago (#netbooks time)

#netbooks

Eduardo Mercovich @[email protected]

2021-08-08

Buen día gente. Estoy ayudando a poner en funcionamiento un par de #netbooks del #PlanSarmiento (CABA) para pibes que aún no tengan dispositivos para estudiar.

Ya lo logré con una y está liberada. pero la otra no bootea ni muestra señales de vida al tratar de prenderla. Ya la conecté con el cargador muchas horas así que no parece un tema de energía.

¿Alguien tiene alguna sugerencia? ¿O referencias de algune especialista que las repare?

Desde ya, muchísimas gracias... :)

#netbooks #plansarmiento