<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 20 July 2010 17:53, Colin Brough <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Colin.Brough@blueyonder.co.uk">Colin.Brough@blueyonder.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="im">Rick Moynihan wrote:<br>
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Has anyone bought a laptop (not netbook) that they've put Linux on recently?<br>
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Would you recommend it?<br>
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Did you have any problems with the graphics, usb, wireless etc...?<br>
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I need a quick decision on what to get... any known hardware to avoid?<br>
I'll almost certainly throw Ubuntu on it, to get up and running<br>
quick.<br>
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Preferably must have a 13.3" - 14" screen, a good keyboard, with a<br>
decent layout (i.e. non mac). Couple of gig of RAM or more,<br>
reasonably nippy... though doesn't need to be a desktop replacement.<br>
Must be pretty good for software development, i.e. multi-tasking,<br>
firefox lots of tabs + development environment with solid wireless<br>
etc... Nothing too big, bulky or heavy, but it doesn't have to be<br>
especially tiny.<br>
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I've not really been following hardware & (Linux support) recently for<br>
the past few years... so recommendations are appreciated. I've<br>
always fancied a lenovo, but I hear Dell (despite being a bit cheap<br>
and nasty) often have a good bang per buck, and tend to be linux<br>
friendly.<br>
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Dells are normally fine - have a couple of year old Inspiron with<br>
Ubuntu on it fine. Have lost the wireless on a couple of occasions<br>
when I upgraded distro rather than fresh installed (non-free driver).<br>
More recently (6 months ago) Dell desktop (I know, not what you are<br>
interested in) shipped with a Gigabit ethernet controller that isn't<br>
yet supported. 64 bit can still be a bit of an issue, so suggest<br>
resist any temptation to move beyond 4Gb RAM!<br>
<br>
I've been tempted by Lenovo in the past, but Dells are better bang for<br>
buck.<br>
<br>
Acer Aspire One Pro netbook is fabby!<br>
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Cheers<br>
<br>
Colin<br>
<br>
Rev Colin Brough<br>
Minister<br>
Fintry Parish Church of Scotland, Dundee<br>
Scottish Charity Number: SC020742<br>
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</div></div></blockquote></div><br><br>i'm not impresssed with there definitions of linux user though <br><br><a href="http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/windows_or_ubuntu?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs">http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/windows_or_ubuntu?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs</a><br>
<br>as far as i know most of the dells are prity solid. <br>haven't checked out lenova myself. <br><br>the main issues these days are really only graphics chip and wireless. <br><br>so i'd say check out a few in your price range and you showed be able to find details on there chips easy enough. <br>
<br>azmodie<br>