Notebook Review: The Zonbu Zonbook | Linux Today

Notebook Review: The Zonbu Zonbook

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 28, 2008

Pros: easy to use Linux OS with all software
applications pre-installed and configured; automatic updates, data
backup, and remote access included in monthly subscription

Cons: limited support for peripheral devices
and/or your own software; no cheaper than an entry-level Windows
notebook after factoring in two years of subscription costs.

“The name conjures up (at least to us) images of some kind of
evil galactic overlord, but fortunately Zonbu is not here to
enslave us, but to offer freedom from much of the hassle associated
with owning and maintaining a conventional (read: Windows) notebook
PC…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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