Posts by Omni_Colo

Update: i traded in my dead Akoya LS for an EX. Though the EX is a little bigger, its still seems reasonable in size for everyday travel. But it really has some distinct advantages over the LS. The keyboard is much less cramped...

Someone put linux on this laptop. I could not get Ubuntu livecd to boot for some odd reason but I have not tried the install disk. Ubuntu is a very easy to use distro and seems to support this laptop...

I have a Medion Akoya (made by MSI as S260). I think it's a decent product for PC's. There are some issues I mentioned in a mini-review ( http://notebookforums.com/showthread...513#post868513 ) but when the lid closes XP defaults to...

Mini-review: I purchased this laptop not long ago. I was really impressed with the specs for the price and small size. My previous laptop was an iBook, and as I am more of a PC guy, the Akoya seemed like a similar product for x86....