Great write up.
When I find some time I will do the same on my minibook and report in this topic Linux distro on minibook x? - #137 by jaap.
The minibook x has a smaller battery than the freebook but also a smaller screen to lit with less pixels to switch.
In addition I use a Bluetooth mouse instead of the trackpad. Not sure if that compensates for the trackpad driver bug.
Cheers, Jaap