Linux system builder System76 has quietly bumped up the specs for its Starling NetBook. For $385 this 10 inch mini-laptop comes with Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook edition and a 3 cell battery. It also now includes a 1.5GHz Intel Atom N550 dual core processor. Since the Starling NetBook isn’t bound by Microsoft’s hardware restrictions for Windows […]
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System76 Linux netbooks to stick with Ubuntu 10.04 for now
Canonical released the latest version of Ubuntu Linux this weekend, to much fanfare. But while Ubuntu 10.10 is the latest… not everyone is convinced it’s the greatest. Linux computer system builders System76 has decided it wont’t be offering netbooks with Ubuntu 10.10. Instead, the company’s Starling Netbook will continue to ship with Ubuntu 10.04. The […]
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System76 introduces next-gen Starling NetBook with Ubuntu 10.04
There was a time when almost every netbook came with Linux. Flash forward a few years, and Windows dominates the netbook space, but a few niche companies such as System76 and ZaReason continue to provide Linux-based netbooks in addition to other laptop and desktop computers running Linux. System76 recently introduced its latest Linux netbook, the […]
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System76 Starling Netbook with Ubuntu Linux reviewed
We already knew that Linux PC seller System76 was having a hard time keeping the Ubuntu-powered Starling netbook in stock. Now maybe we know why. Blogger Jane Hadley picked up a Starling netbook last month and wrote up a detailed review of her first Linux netbook. She came away quite impressed with both the hardware […]
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Linux netbook distributor having trouble keeping up with demand
System76 sells laptop and desktop computers preloaded with Ubuntu Linux. The company’s Starling Netbook was one of the first Intel Atom powered mini-laptops to ship with Ubuntu 9.04. And apparently demand for the netbook has been so high that the company is having trouble keeping the netbook in stock. The company’s president tells Works With […]
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System76 launches Starling Netbook with Ubuntu 9.04
System76 may not be a household name, but the computer company is pretty popular with Linux enthusiasts, because it’s known for building and selling PCs preloaded with the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. The company’s latest machine is the $359 Starling Netbook, which comes with the recently released Ubuntu 9.04 OS. Aside from the operating system, […]