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Well, simply put, it's not that good. Its speed in XP was absolutely pathetic, even after you got rid of all the bloatware. Because of this, and the fact that I'm a diehard Linux fan, the rest of... more

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  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    1 Star Steer clear of this disaster! 20/05/2008
    User doesn't recommend the product

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    Disadvantages Disadvantages Overheats, weak CPU and GPU, small hard drive, barely usable under anything except Linux

    Well, simply put, it's not that good. Its speed in XP was absolutely pathetic, even after you got rid of all the bloatware. Because of this, and the fact that I'm a diehard Linux fan, the rest of the review is regarding Ubuntu, which gets substantially better performance. The processor is slow, simply put. Even though it is 1.8 GHz, its still wimpy. It will run OpenOffice (pretty much open-source Word) very steadily, but stutters when running its slideshow creator and when loading saved files. The 30 GB hard drive simply isn't enough when you have even a small amount of music, videos, and ... more