eeepc

Today I finally stopped um-ing and ah-ing and went and bought a new Asus EeePC 1000HE :)

I originally bought a 701SD and loved it, but gradually grew frustrated with the tiny screen. The smaller netbooks get a bad rap for their keyboards being to small, but I actually got used to them. The screen was the bigger issue for me.

I bought a second hand 900 a couple of months back and that was a lot better screen-wise, but the Celeron processor and short battery life proved troubling again.

I installed Debian Lenny onto my eeePC yesterday, completely removing the default Xandros-based OS shipped with the Linux-flavoured eeePC that I had grown annoyed with.

This is a brief explanation of how I did it, and what steps I have taken (so far) to iron out some of the (very minor) glitches. Overall the installation was incredibly straightforward. I've never installed Debian onto anything other than a desktop box or server, so something smaller and a little different (SSD) was fun. Next step: mp3 player, mobile phone, toaster...