[Tuxaloosa] Meeting Tonight (20090312)

E Hanson leprkhn at gmail.com
Sat Mar 14 21:18:26 UTC 2009


$200
i have the power plug, the sleeve, original packaging. i think that i 
threw away the manual, but i'm pretty sure you can get it as a pdf from 
acer support.

Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
> That sounds like the 3 cell, but that is okay.  If I decide it does not meet my needs, a friend of mine who travels for work would be interested in taking it off my hands as a way to do quick web browsing in hotels, without having to trek down to the lobby.
>
> Sooo...  how much do you want for it?
>
> Allen B.
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> From: tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org [tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org] On Behalf Of E Hanson [leprkhn at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 1:31 PM
> To: Tuscaloosa Linux Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Tuxaloosa] Meeting Tonight (20090312)
>
> you're right, it is 120G.
>
> actual model is AOA 150-1679 model ZG5
> http://us.acer.com/acer/product.do?link=oln24g.redirect&changedAlts=&kcond5e.c2att92=843&CRC=2745306029
>
> i've had it up on battery only (including boot) for 2 hours now and it's
> pretty low, so i'd say that it's a 3 cell.
>
> Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
>   
>> 160GB?  Is this the one with the 3 cell or the 6 cell battery?  I was thinking that the one you had was the 3 cell, but I thought the 160GBs were with the 6 cell batteries and the 120GBs were with the 3 cell batteries?  If yours is the 6, then that is the one I was thinking of buying, anyway.
>> Looks like Wally World carries the 3 cell/120GB for $298.00  and the 6 cell/160GB for $324.00 these days (plus shipping.
>>
>> I will probably either end up with SUSE or Ubuntu on it...
>> It would be an added bonus if the battery life is such that I can make use it for note-taking and make it through a meeting on battery.  I'm seeing some mention of guys getting just over 2 hours with the 3 cell, after tweaking OpenSUSE 11.1 a bit.  That would be comparable to what I get with my 15.4" Dell Latitude, before I put in the media bay battery.
>>
>> Allen B.
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org [tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org] On Behalf Of E Hanson [leprkhn at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 9:53 AM
>> To: Tuscaloosa Linux Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Tuxaloosa] Meeting Tonight (20090312)
>>
>> ah, right.
>> mine is white... with a standard 160G HD. 1G ram.
>> i'll get back to you on the battery, i've never drained it all the way.
>> i will today.
>> it currently runs easy-peasy. if you have a 1G usb stick and unetbootin
>> you can change that in minutes.
>>
>> e hanson
>>
>> Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> How much are you wanting for yours?  I think I may be interested.  You have the non-solid state drive, right?
>>> Is yours the white or blue one?  Also, what kind of battery life are you getting with it?
>>>
>>> Allen B.
>>>
>>> ________________________________________
>>> From: tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org [tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org] On Behalf Of E Hanson [leprkhn at gmail.com]
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 6:59 PM
>>> To: Tuscaloosa Linux Users Group
>>> Subject: Re: [Tuxaloosa] Meeting Tonight (20090312)
>>>
>>> i know that this isn't going to help me get rid of it, but if i had to
>>> sell this aspire one to you via a list of pros compared to the newer
>>> netbooks, i would fail. the only bonus here is price...
>>> the newer netbooks are all better. all around. (i am going on what i've
>>> read here... mine is the only one that i have personally ever touched)
>>> larger screen. larger keyboard.
>>> and soon we'll have the nvidia ion chipsets. this anandtech write-up
>>> makes them look pretty snazzy.
>>> http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3509&p=1
>>>
>>> so... you're probably better off getting a new model.
>>>
>>>
>>> Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Hmmmm.  What is the battery life like on the one you have?  That is the main reason I have been thinking about the newer one.
>>>> Is yours the white or blue one?
>>>> Allen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org <tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org>
>>>> To: Tuscaloosa Linux Users Group <tuxaloosa at tuxaloosa.org>
>>>> Sent: Thu Mar 12 16:18:44 2009
>>>> Subject: Re: [Tuxaloosa] Meeting Tonight (20090312)
>>>>
>>>> i'm considering selling mine. or trading for something that better fits
>>>> my pudgy fingers.
>>>> so if you're not looking for one of the snazzy new ones, maybe we should
>>>> talk.
>>>>
>>>> e hanson
>>>>
>>>> Beddingfield, Allen wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> Unfortunately, I will not be able to make it.
>>>>> Hopefully by the next meeting I will have my new Aspire One, though :D
>>>>>
>>>>> Allen B.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org [mailto:tuxaloosa-bounces at tuxaloosa.org] On Behalf Of Robby Workman
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 1:48 PM
>>>>> To: tuxaloosa at tuxaloosa.org
>>>>> Subject: [Tuxaloosa] Meeting Tonight (20090312)
>>>>>
>>>>> Just a reminder that we have a regular meeting scheduled for tonight -
>>>>> usual time and place.
>>>>>
>>>>> On a related note, I won't be able to attend; my wife is going out of
>>>>> town tomorrow for the weekend, and I should probably stay and help her
>>>>> get everything ready. :-)
>>>>>
>>>>> -RW
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