Rugged Netbook and software options for Running R statistical software?
- by Thomas
I am interested in purchasing a netbook to do field research in another country. My hardware specifications for the nebtook:
-Be rugged enough to survive a bit of wear and tear
-Fairly fast processing (the ability to upgrade from 1GB of RAM to 2GB)
-A battery life of longer than 6 hours
-At least a 10 inch screen
-A decent camera for Skyping
My software needs:
-Be able run a Spreadsheet program to do basic data input (like Excel or Open Office)
-Use the Open Source Statistical Program R to do basic data analysis (Regression, data analysis etc.)
-Word Processing (Word or Open Office)
Do you have any suggestions on which models or brands my fit my needs?
Some of the models I was considering:
Samsung NB-30
Toshiba NB 305
Asus Eee PC 1005HA
Lenovo S10-2
Also any recommendations on the best software to load on the aforementioned Netbooks. I saw this resource from [livehacker][6] Any comments.
Thanks for your help!
-Thomas
