EEE PC Blog has an interesting article about the Linux version of the Mini 1000, If you are waiting for the linux version you’ll have to wait a bit longer. The HP Mini 1120NR will not be shipping until January but good things come to those who wait as the starting price point of the 1120NR is said to be $379.99 not a great discount but it could be worse. One thing to bare in mind is that HP has put a lot into developing their “Mobile Internet Experience Software” coupled with the price breaks for Windows XP UMPC edition could explain the less than impressive price difference.
As we start to see new models of netbooks coming out we have come to realize that a more general resource is required. It’s starting to look like netbooks will bea big as notebooks and just a varied it is because of this that we have created a set of forums for the discussion of netbooks so that members of the community can help each other out with what is very similar hardware.
HP has posted the image to the SuSE Linux 10 installation files on the HP Support Page. An excerpt from the release notes below:
TITLE:
Linux Source RPMs
VERSION:
1.12 REV: A
DESCRIPTION:
This package provides the SuSE SLED 10 SP1 Source RPMs for the supported
notebook models and operating systems.
HOW TO USE:
1.Download the perload-suse.i686_src.iso file to a directory on your hard
drive.2.Burn the ISO to blank DVD using a DVD-ROM burner/recorder and any major
DVD-burning software following the software’s instructions.
Copyright (c) 2008 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.