[Deaf-lug] Laptops

[JGJones]

Do bear in mind that the other laptop you looked at, with Celeron 1.6GHz 
CPU - that CPU should be quite a bit faster than the Intel Atom that's 
in the MSI Wind. However battery life is better with MSI Wind, plus it's 
  around a kilo while the other is 3Kg/bulky.

Fintan Gaughan wrote:
> 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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