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R Cubed's thin, fast Linux notebook

LS1250-L Linux LaptopLinux users are flocking to the stay connected, work anywhere contemporary lifestyle. R Cubed's LS1250 L Linux laptop is just right for these active mobile professionals.

The model I tested sported a 1.73GHz Centrino processor with a 533MHz front side bus, 512MB of DDR2 memory, and a 60GB 5400RPM hard drive. Other options are available, with CPUs from 1.5 to 2.266GHz available, double the RAM, and hard drives up to 100GB and 7200RPM. Additional hardware features include a 12inch 1024x768 screen, 10/100 Ethernet adapter, WiFi, DVD RW drive, USB ports, 1394 port, and an external monitor port but no parallel printer port.

My test machine came with Fedora Core 5, the GNOME desktop, OpenOffice.org 2.0, the Firefox browser, and Evolution mail client. The lineup also includes the normal assortment of multimedia players, administration tools, and games. If you prefer, you can choose SUSE 10.1, various flavors of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and even Microsoft Windows XP.

I needed to enable multimedia extensions when the machine was first booted. With the extensions turned on, DVDs and various other content could be played without a problem.

Performance was fairly impressive, in spite of the average amount of RAM and midrange disk drive. Heavyweight applications like OpenOffice.org Writer were functional in around 15 seconds. There was no lag in normal function after startup. NewsForge | R Cubed's thin, fast Linux notebook Linked by LT Hacker








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