[Deaf-lug] Laptops

[JGJones]

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
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> 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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