Daily Dalliance

Kate is my latest dazzling damsel. She is hot,small, beautiful, sexy and she runs Suse Linux 10 ooo laa la !!! w00t

I had been searching for a small notebook for daily usage at home and office. The thought of manhandling Keira which had been quite excessive recently with frequent man handling, bruises etc that she went through when I kept her on the table in a hurry or moved from one place to the other, crushing her between my arms. The thought has been unbearable.

The goal was simple, get a small and sexy notebook which I can carry anywhere and handle her the way I like.

People, hold your breath for the Sexy Kate:

Specifications below:

• Display: 10″ WSVGA LCD
• Operating System: Linux Novell
• Color: White, Pink, Black
• CPU: Intel® Atom™ N270 1.6GHz
• Graphics: Intel® GMA 950
• System Memory: 512 DDR2
• Hard Drive: 80GB SATA I
• Communications:
Built-in 10/100 Ethernet
Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN Card
• Dimensions: 10.23″(L) X7.08″(D) X 0.748″~1.24″(H)
• Weight: 2.3 lbs

More information from the manufacturer available at MSI Wind NB-Linux

Bought this sleek notebook primarily for the following reasons,

Advantages:
Slick ! Can carry it anywhere. It's a little larger than the size of a table tennis racket when placed inside the bag.
Runs Suse Linux 10. Seldom does one find a notebook with a major GNU/Linux Operating System. The one Acer ships with is an OS not heard much of, IIRC it boots in run level 3 ( Can anyone confirm that ? ) Bluetooth, WiFi works out of the box
A perfect solution for my daily Linux/Unix system administration needs.

Disadvantages:
The keypad requires getting used to.
Battery lasts for 3 hours with Wi-Fi enabled and brightness set in a room with lights.
Carry Case isn't that attractive.

Cost : The laptop cost me Rs.25,250/- inclusive of VAT. Pricing and other details can be found by contacting Sandeep @ +91 98454 6660

Apart from the above quirks, the notebook is a worthy contender for the much hyped ASUS eeepc .

This post is dedicated to Mr. Sandeep Tekriwal of Startnet Computers who preserved Kate in a sealed chamber with uber security provided by Mr. Nilesh, also from Starnet Computers