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quote:<br><pre>I want a laptop I can use for the entire of the jouney<br>from amsterdam to zurich. (about 10-12 hours). Without having to play<br>musical batteries. <br><br>I've heard the EEEPC can do this, many fellow Puppians [Puppy linux Users]<br> are using them to good effect for around 10hrs, I understand<br>Depends what you're doing though, I'd have thought?<br><br>Aitch :)<br>-------------------------------<br></pre><br><br>> Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:06:32 +0000<br>> From: klug@quixotic.org.uk<br>> To: kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> Subject: Re: [Klug-general] What Laptop for Ubuntu<br>> <br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----<br>> Hash: SHA1<br>> <br>> On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 04:51:28PM -0000, Oliver Marks wrote:<br>> > Suprised no one has mentioned dell, any reason ?<br>> <br>> Personally I wouldn't touch a dell with a barge poll.<br>> <br>> I find their products to be poorly made plasticly crrrp. That whilst<br>> having a low cost at point of sale, don't provide the level of<br>> reliability and performance I expect. This applies across their full<br>> range.<br>> <br>> However, YMMV.<br>> <br>> > especially as it comes with ubuntu pre-installed so you know the<br>> > hardware will work, and it also helps show there is demand for pre<br>> > installed desktop linux.<br>> <br>> True, but then How hard is it to install ubuntu these days?<br>> <br>> > I dont have personal experinece with dell or thinkpads, i have a acer<br>> > c371 and a old powernote book which ubuntu runs fine on both.<br>> <br>> Given the range of laptops out there I would recommend:<br>> <br>> IBM/Lenevo Thinkpad<br>> Panasonic Toughbook<br>> GRID Laptops.<br>> <br>> Abit of googling should tell you why. <br>> <br>> When after a laptop, I want something portable, something I can take<br>> anywhere. a 15" behemoth from the likes of dell, doesn't cut it.<br>> Something you have to wrap in cotton wool to be sure it can survive the<br>> commute to work is also not worth it. Whilst some of the ones listed<br>> above are not exactly the smallest and most compact devices ever, they<br>> are resilient. The second two may also not be quite what your average<br>> user is looking for...<br>> <br>> Personally tho, my biggest gripe with every laptop on the market is one<br>> of battery life. I want a laptop I can use for the entire of the jouney<br>> from amsterdam to zurich. (about 10-12 hours). Without having to play<br>> musical batteries. <br>> <br>> But I digress. Sorry.<br>> <br>> J<br>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>> Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux)<br>> <br>> iD8DBQFJSTGY42M0lILkmGIRAgJ1AKCDIgYot9Mx/GMtlMbZ4pSbsOaKSQCfengw<br>> l9vqYB1HuQdZfGLc9ZR4OkI=<br>> =F6XN<br>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----<br>> <br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Kent mailing list<br>> Kent@mailman.lug.org.uk<br>> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/kent<br><br /><hr />Great search results, great prizes. BigSnapSearch.com <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/117442309/direct/01/' target='_new'>Search now</a></body>
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