Checkmate A1500 Plus

iMica now dual boots Ubuntu 9.04 with IcAros 1.1.4

Steve Jones

04 September 2009

After some deliberation on which is the best Linux distro to dual boot with IcAros 1.1.4 and some help from Dimitri, I came to the conclusion that IMHO Ubuntu would be optimum choice for the Aros user. On those occasions when you just have to use Firefox with Flash or play that HD720p Movie that iMica Atom cannot quite cope with just yet then switch to Ubuntu.

The Ubuntu installation is a free option, but I would recommend a larger than the standard 80gb drive and a bit more ram than standard 1gb used in the budget £199 iMica Atom.

Please look through our site for more details on iMica.

Online ordering coming soon but in the meantime please contact clusteruk@hotmail.com

Steve Jones

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