Linux `all-in-one' touchscreen computer?

[Joshua Judson Rosen]

OK, so... I ended up ordering one of these things (I noticed,
with about an hour to spare..., that TigerDirect.com had them
on sale for $300 *with* RAM+HDD, and a $50 mail-in rebate).

It showed up yesterday, with Linux Mint preinstalled; and
it seems pretty snazzy except for two issues so far:

    * Linux Mint is apparently the worst choice possible for
      a touch-screen UI: the scrollbars are only ~2 pixels wide.
      WTF?

    * The lower-right quadrant of the touch-sensor is registering
      touches offset about .75 cm further to the left than the
      upper-right quadrant (or any other regions, which all seem
      to be about properly calibrated, right out of the box).
      I don't think I can even `calibrate around' this issue
      (short of doing a moderately-complicated hack on the input
      driver), can I? I'm going to give Shuttle a call after they
      wake up today, and see if they'll authorise a swap.
      Presumably it's not a `they all do that' issue....

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Bill Freeman <ke1g.nh at gmail.com> writes:
>
> On 2/12/12, Joshua Judson Rosen <rozzin at geekspace.com> wrote:
> > I just came across this recently:
> >
> >     http://us.shuttle.com/barebone/Models/X50v2Plus.html
> >
> > All-in-one touchscreen PC with an explicit `works with Linux' label.
> >
> > Looks like the online retailers are selling it in a barebones
> > configuration (no RAM or HDD) for ~$300. I haven't been able
> > to find much online in terms of reviews, save for a single
> > review of the *previous generation* that called the screen "dim"
> > and one that complained about Windows being hard to use on
> > touchscreens....
> 
> I guess another interesting question is whether it can net-boot and
> run diskless.
> 
> If you do snag one, please review it for us.