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Asus Eee PC best os

  • 19-03-2016 11:34PM
    #1
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭


    just wondering whats the best OS to install on a Asus eee pc with 1 gig of RAM

    came with windows 7 starter would like a fast clean os!


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    If its one of the original 700 or 800 series units then either run it as a headless file server or something or bin it, theyre pretty useless now.


  • #3
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭tech


    ED E wrote: »
    If its one of the original 700 or 800 series units then either run it as a headless file server or something or bin it, theyre pretty useless now.

    Ubuntu or Android would these work??


  • #4
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,094 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    There was an ubuntu distro called easy-peasy thats been discontinued. It'll work but the problem is the "weight" of even browsing has grown so much that they really can't keep up. It'd be a painful experience, I'd just use my phone.

    My 701 was a nice unit for playing with Kali linux but all I was doing was wifi testing, nothing more, and then the SSD died (early SSDs really had a short MTTF).


  • #5
    tech
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,880 ✭✭✭tech


    ED E wrote: »
    There was an ubuntu distro called easy-peasy thats been discontinued. It'll work but the problem is the "weight" of even browsing has grown so much that they really can't keep up. It'd be a painful experience, I'd just use my phone.

    My 701 was a nice unit for playing with Kali linux but all I was doing was wifi testing, nothing more, and then the SSD died (early SSDs really had a short MTTF).

    Cool thanks I'll have a surf! And see what I can install


  • #6
    Joe1919
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,210 ✭✭✭Joe1919


    I updated the single ram on my sons 1101ha to 2gb but it only helped a little. The intel atom is very slow, especially with video. I also stopped videos from automatically playing and turned off windows update, as well as other stuff in the startup menu. (MSCONFIG) ?

    I also installed puppy linux (both slacko & lucid) using the EXE installer which gives a multi boot option. There was no improvement on video but browsing was OK with firfox
    http://puppylinux.org/main/Download%20Latest%20Release.htm


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