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| Junior Member Posts: 2 Join Date: Jun 2009 |  New Vostro A90 owner -
06-09-2009, 01:34 AM
Hey folks, new to the board and to netbooks. Just ordered a new Vostro A90 and can't wait to hack it to run the Mac OS. First things first I guess....need a new Runcore 32GB SSD, 2 GB RAM and the retail Mac OS pack. Looking forward to learning from the board! |
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| Senior Member  Posts: 283 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New England, USA |
06-09-2009, 01:55 AM
Welcome to the Forums! Lots of useful and helpful info here! Swing on down to the Mac OS X section of the boards for the skinny.   |
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| Senior Member  Posts: 133 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Massachusetts |
06-09-2009, 01:58 AM
I've had my A90 for just over a week now and I love it. Already tried OSX on it, and Windows 7, both run really well. You'll definately want at least a 32GB SSD if you want to install much other than the OS. I'm hoping to snag a couple of RunCore drives myself soon, so I can put different OS's on them and just swap em out as needed. It's a great little machine. DELL XPS M1330 - 2.4Ghz - 4GB - 500GB - Windows 7 DELL Vostro A90 - 2GB - 64GB SSD - OSX . |
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| Junior Member Posts: 2 Join Date: Jun 2009 |
06-09-2009, 02:09 AM
I wish I could go bigger than the 32GB SSD but the 64GB cost almost as much as the netbook itself. I'd like to rip movies to the SSD to watch on flights...anyone running Mac OS and ripping movies to the 32GB? |
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| Member Posts: 30 Join Date: Apr 2009 |
06-12-2009, 07:03 PM
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| Senior Member Posts: 133 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Massachusetts |
06-12-2009, 11:53 PM
Aye a large SDHC card is a must to have. Just don't get screwed paying a premium for "special" ones that are supposedly for netbooks. DELL XPS M1330 - 2.4Ghz - 4GB - 500GB - Windows 7 DELL Vostro A90 - 2GB - 64GB SSD - OSX . |
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| Junior Member Posts: 3 Join Date: Sep 2009 | Got my A90 last week -
09-11-2009, 09:14 PM
Hi all, My Dell Vostro came in last week: 1GB 16 GB Ubuntu 8.4. Worked right out of the box. What are the top 5 must-upgrades? Thanks |
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| Super Moderator  Posts: 5,958 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Hampshire |
09-12-2009, 01:02 AM
2gb ram Mini 9|2GB RAM|64GB RunCore|Intel 5300|Windows 8 |
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| Junior Member Posts: 3 Join Date: Sep 2009 |
09-20-2009, 12:53 PM
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Here are the first 5 things I have done: 1. Installed truecrypt to take care of my data security. The .profile is set up to auto-mount the encrypted volume at login. 2. Increased Terminal output buffer size to 50000 lines. 3. Installed Tomboy Notes to take notes. 4. Installed 1GB swap file to help the memory. 5. Bought a PNY 16GB USB drive for all my backup. The drive is slimmer than Kingston or Cruizer, so that you can plug two side by side. The design is clever to protect the connection end without a detached cap. Ubuntu 8.4 is cool. But it's great with the Dell Vostro A90. I am officially off the Windows shackles. Cheers. | |
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| Junior Member Posts: 7 Join Date: Sep 2009 |
09-21-2009, 05:04 AM
sounds very cool! I am waiting for my A90 Vostro to arrive, jsut got it today I have an HP 110, (dell 10 equivalent?) and just wanted to ask... is the keypad very cramped, and can you type with it, not hunt and peck? thanks! and, why is the ubunto better than windows>? what do you notice and what made you switch? thanks! al |
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