HP Mini 110 - 3627TU Netbook - LQ858PA#ABG - PLEASE READ IF SHOPPING _NOW_ FOR A NETBOOK!
Hi All. Just a quick note. Yesterday I bought the above (netbook/6-cell battery/ext. charger) from Noel Leeming at The Base in Hamilton for $379 ALL UP. They tried to push a $99 warranty (Consumer Guarantees Act does this so waste of $$), and MS Word/etc as well hehe. Cheapest I could find this on the ´Net was $430. Brief specs: Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz Dual-Core 1GB DDR3? RAM - Max 2GB. ~250GB SATA HDD NM10 Express Chipset Webcam Sound Bluetooth 802.11b/g/n Wireless Grabbed Kubuntu Netbook iso, created usb boot drive, blew away Win7 Starter, installed fine, sound and wireless appear to work out of the box (no drivers D/L´ed) - can see several other wireless APś in network scan so I´m guessing that means itś working. Bluetooth seems to be working (can see other devices). Not sure when sale ends, so if interested be in quick. Noel Leeming is very close to Dick Smith at The Base. hope this helps someone. Cheers, Elroy. This might help you out :-) Noel Leeming Te Rapa The Base, Te Rapa Road Te Rapa, Hamilton Phone: 07 8500380 Fax: 07 8500381 Open Hours: Mon–Wed 9.00–6.00; Thu 9.00–8.00; Fri–Sat 9.00–6.00; Sun 9.00–5.30. Might pay to ring to check sale still on/stock is there.
Hi, Elroy, Can your new notebook boot from flash memory? Regards, Ditar. On 17/07/2011, at 9:00 AM, Elroy wrote:
Hi All.
Just a quick note.
Yesterday I bought the above (netbook/6-cell battery/ext. charger) from Noel Leeming at The Base in Hamilton for $379 ALL UP.
They tried to push a $99 warranty (Consumer Guarantees Act does this so waste of $$), and MS Word/etc as well hehe.
Cheapest I could find this on the ´Net was $430.
Brief specs:
Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz Dual-Core
1GB DDR3? RAM - Max 2GB.
~250GB SATA HDD
NM10 Express Chipset
Webcam
Sound
Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n Wireless
Grabbed Kubuntu Netbook iso, created usb boot drive, blew away Win7 Starter, installed fine, sound and wireless appear to work out of the box (no drivers D/L´ed) - can see several other wireless APś in network scan so I´m guessing that means itś working. Bluetooth seems to be working (can see other devices).
Not sure when sale ends, so if interested be in quick.
Noel Leeming is very close to Dick Smith at The Base.
hope this helps someone.
Cheers,
Elroy.
This might help you out :-)
Noel Leeming Te Rapa The Base, Te Rapa Road Te Rapa, Hamilton Phone: 07 8500380 Fax: 07 8500381 Open Hours: Mon–Wed 9.00–6.00; Thu 9.00–8.00; Fri–Sat 9.00–6.00; Sun 9.00–5.30.
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Just in case this helps anyone else... I've got a different model HP Mini (5150) that I couldn't get to boot from USB stick. After eventually losing that USB stick, I got a cheapo replacement from the Warehouse which I could get boot from and installed full Ubuntu (not netbook edition). Everything seems to work fine. The point is: if you are having trouble getting your netbook to boot from a USB stick (assuming your BIOS supports it), it might be worth trying a few different brands. S On Sun, Jul 17, 2011 at 11:55 AM, D. <ditar(a)xtra.co.nz> wrote:
Hi, Elroy,
Can your new notebook boot from flash memory?
Regards,
Ditar.
On 17/07/2011, at 9:00 AM, Elroy wrote:
Hi All.
Just a quick note.
Yesterday I bought the above (netbook/6-cell battery/ext. charger) from Noel Leeming at The Base in Hamilton for $379 ALL UP.
They tried to push a $99 warranty (Consumer Guarantees Act does this so waste of $$), and MS Word/etc as well hehe.
Cheapest I could find this on the ´Net was $430.
Brief specs:
Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz Dual-Core
1GB DDR3? RAM - Max 2GB.
~250GB SATA HDD
NM10 Express Chipset
Webcam
Sound
Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n Wireless
Grabbed Kubuntu Netbook iso, created usb boot drive, blew away Win7 Starter, installed fine, sound and wireless appear to work out of the box (no drivers D/L´ed) - can see several other wireless APś in network scan so I´m guessing that means itś working. Bluetooth seems to be working (can see other devices).
Not sure when sale ends, so if interested be in quick.
Noel Leeming is very close to Dick Smith at The Base.
hope this helps someone.
Cheers,
Elroy.
This might help you out :-)
Noel Leeming Te Rapa The Base, Te Rapa Road Te Rapa, Hamilton Phone: 07 8500380 Fax: 07 8500381 Open Hours: Mon–Wed 9.00–6.00; Thu 9.00–8.00; Fri–Sat 9.00–6.00; Sun 9.00–5.30.
Might pay to ring to check sale still on/stock is there. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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Might try this tonight if I get time. Cheers. D. wrote:
Hi, Elroy,
Can your new notebook boot from flash memory?
Regards,
Ditar.
On 17/07/2011, at 9:00 AM, Elroy wrote:
Hi All.
Just a quick note.
Yesterday I bought the above (netbook/6-cell battery/ext. charger) from Noel Leeming at The Base in Hamilton for $379 ALL UP.
They tried to push a $99 warranty (Consumer Guarantees Act does this so waste of $$), and MS Word/etc as well hehe.
Cheapest I could find this on the ´Net was $430.
Brief specs:
Intel Atom N570 1.66GHz Dual-Core
1GB DDR3? RAM - Max 2GB.
~250GB SATA HDD
NM10 Express Chipset
Webcam
Sound
Bluetooth
802.11b/g/n Wireless
Grabbed Kubuntu Netbook iso, created usb boot drive, blew away Win7 Starter, installed fine, sound and wireless appear to work out of the box (no drivers D/L´ed) - can see several other wireless APś in network scan so I´m guessing that means itś working. Bluetooth seems to be working (can see other devices).
Not sure when sale ends, so if interested be in quick.
Noel Leeming is very close to Dick Smith at The Base.
hope this helps someone.
Cheers,
Elroy.
This might help you out :-)
Noel Leeming Te Rapa The Base, Te Rapa Road Te Rapa, Hamilton Phone: 07 8500380 Fax: 07 8500381 Open Hours: Mon–Wed 9.00–6.00; Thu 9.00–8.00; Fri–Sat 9.00–6.00; Sun 9.00–5.30.
Might pay to ring to check sale still on/stock is there. _______________________________________________ wlug mailing list | wlug(a)list.waikato.ac.nz Unsubscribe: http://list.waikato.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/wlug
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Hi. No it will not bring up Card Reader as a boot option. Although I did happen to have an external USB card reader I was using for other things - put my SD card into card reader, plugged in, rebooted, looked at boot menu, had Ǵeneric SD Card Reader'or similar as an option, so chose it, and booted... slowly. Took ~ 2 mins to get to desktop. kubuntu-11.04-desktop-amd64.iso was what i had on the card, used unetbootin to put it there (get iso first, install unetbootin on working pc, chnage to _ROOT_ user (unetbootin requires this), plugin usb/sd card, fire up unetbootin, and follow instructions. HTH, Elroy. Notes for HP Mini 110 Users installing Ubuntu/Kubuntu: After I updated the software (first time after install) using package management, I couldn´t boot, it stopped at loading HDD drivers, wireless light off. Tried usb puppy linux, booted ok, no wireless/bluetooth able to be loaded/wireless light always amber (white when on). Gave up, and must have not turned netbook off properly. Came back, saw that battery was dead flat, put charger on, fired up puppy, wireless lights came up ok, could scan for and see wireless networks, rebooted into hdd kubuntu, all back and running fine again. Lesson: Either remove battery for few minutes (have not tried this option) to reset wireless on/off if it packs up, or let it go completely flat and power off by itself+. D. wrote:
Hi, Elroy,
Can your new notebook boot from flash memory?
Regards,
Ditar.
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