[Deaf-lug] Laptops

[Fintan Gaughan]

I googled MSI Wind and it looks like a fantastic laptop.
So I am guessing it will come out some time this month to which I can wait

Fintan

2008/6/30 JGJones <mailinglist at gwallgofi.com>:
> You might as well wait for the MSI Wind then ;)
>
> Graphics - open source driver from Intel so no problem there, Ubuntu will
> work fine on it.
>
> THe only unknown is the wireless - no idea if it's a model that have no
> drivers for Linux or not. I tend to only pick Intel wireless as they have
> open source drivers that work extremely well.
>
> Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>>
>> I like the look of this one
>>
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/product/140709
>>
>> Worried If ubuntu might not work, Well I can get things to work but I
>> dont have the time to be configuring things.
>> At that price I will be able to get other things like upgradeing my PC
>> to act as a server.
>>
>>
>> Fintan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 2008/6/27 JGJones <mailinglist at gwallgofi.com>:
>>>
>>> Shops won't let you run a live distro? Exactly what is stopping you from
>>>  going up to the laptops on demo and popping open the CD drive and
>>> pressing
>>> the power button and booting up? :)
>>>
>>> I do this at PC World, John Lewis, Curry, smaller stores etc all the time
>>> and walk off leaving them in the live distro where it works well (it get
>>> a
>>> lot more interest than Windows does as it's something new, different etc
>>> and
>>> people can actually play around a bit unlike watching the useless demo
>>> video.
>>>
>>> Anyway laptop for £300:
>>>
>>> http://dell.co.uk/ubuntu
>>>
>>> Get it without Windows too.
>>>
>>> If you have the money, get the XPS M1330 - they are seriously nice
>>> laptops.
>>> My brother have the Inspiron laptop (£350 for him) and he's perfectly
>>> happy
>>> with it too and like Ubuntu a lot too.
>>>
>>> Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Now that I got my bonus from work I want to treat myself to a laptop
>>>> so I can take it to local LUG.
>>>>
>>>> problem is which to go for?
>>>>
>>>> Dell laptop are likley to be linux compatable and I have been fixing
>>>> peoples high end laptops and before
>>>> giving it back i run a live ubuntu distro and everything works.
>>>>
>>>> Shops wont let me run a live distro before I buy and beside being
>>>> rural I always buy online.
>>>>
>>>> any recomendations?
>>>>
>>>> buget under £300 cheaper the better really. (if i get it any cheaper
>>>> id like to get a nintendo wii )
>>>>
>>>> I dont do games (yeah i know nintendo wii but its for kids) , but like
>>>> to watch mythtv or dvds from laptop
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fintan
>>>>
>>>
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