Netbooks for LAMP Development??

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marty pain
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Netbooks for LAMP Development??

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Hi all,

Just wanted to get your thoughts on using a netbook (I've heard good things about the new acers) for LAMP development. Maybe some of you have already tried it? At the moment I'm using an old HP/Compaq nx9005, with 256 ram and a 40 gig hard drive running ubuntu, and it does grid a bit. Plus it has a Japanese keyboard, with no forward slash, which makes things difficult. I have been thinking about getting a new laptop, but like the idea of a really small machine I can take anywhere.

All opinions welcome!
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Re: Netbooks for LAMP Development??

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They should all do the job. I have an Aspire One from when they first came out and it runs Ubuntu Netbook remix, Aptana, The GIMP etc. with only a few hesitations. The modern ones with a bit more RAM would help.
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Re: Netbooks for LAMP Development??

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im planning to get asus eee 1005ha and use that possibly for development. Should be fine i think
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Re: Netbooks for LAMP Development??

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Has anyone had any issues with the keyboard size when using one for development? I could imagine it would either get annoying after a little while, or you just get used to it. Which one did you find?
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