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news.cnet.com - 1/28/2009

Emtec debuts Linux-based Netbook with removable SSD

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Emtec, a supplier of laptop peripherals, is setting up a new Netbook based on Madriva's flavor of Linux called the Gdium. The 10-inch Netbook runs on 512MB RAM from a 16GB removable USB thumbdrive, a unique configuration. Wi-Fi, VGA out, and an integrated Webcam are all included. It weighs ...

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news.zdnet.co.uk - 1/29/2009

Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook

— news.zdnet.co.uk — David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk Published: 29 Jan 2009 12:10 GMT Acer has confirmed it plans to release a... Linux version of its 10-inch Aspire One netbook, even though its initial announcement of the upcoming machine said it would be Windows XP-only. Acer ... (more) Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook

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distrowatch.com - 2/3/2009

Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

— distrowatch.com — Welcome to this year's 5th issue DistroWatch Weekly! As Linux personalities go, there is nobody more famous... than Linus Torvalds, the man who started it all by developing the Linux kernel in 1991; read on for our exclusive interview with the chief ... (more) Put the fun back into computing. Use Linux, BSD.

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blogs.zdnet.com - 1/26/2009

Windows kicks Linux to the curb

— blogs.zdnet.com — Gosh, that didn’t take long! Last July Linux had a huge opportunity to beat Windows in the... red-hot netbook market (see Linux for housewives. XP for geeks. ). But faster than I’d expected Microsoft has kicked Linux to the curb, claiming an ... (more) Windows kicks Linux to the curb

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Emtec announces strange new netbook with removable OS drive
Boing Boing Gadgets — ... and a blog editor. The sole product shot certainly looks attractively svelte, and I like -- in theory -- the ability to load my netbook's OS on another computer without a hitch. But that all adds up to a package that's going to be too confusing for most consumers... expect to stop hearing about this one quick. The GDIUM should cost $400 when it is released, which is pricy for a netbook effectively without a hard drive, and come in black, white or pink. Entec debuts Linux-based netbook with removable SSD [Crave]

Emtec's Innovatively Odd Gdium Netbook has Portable Main Drive
Fast Company - Technology — Emtec is jumping on the crowded netbook bandwagon with its Gdium Liberty 1000. It's a pretty standard machine with one oddly innovative exception: It has a main solid-state drive that's designed to be easily undockable. [image] This so-called "G-Key" drive is a 16GB bootable USB device that can work in both a desktop PC or typical laptop making it possible to boot up your Gdium OS and files using that device's hardware instead. Strange. But also strangely attractive: It's easy to imagine using the netbook to do some work while you're out and about traveling, and then hopping the G-Key into your main desk machine for easy transfer of files to and from its drive when you ...