[Gllug] Seeking some laptop advice

[Christopher Hunter]

On Thu, 2009-06-04 at 15:03 +0100, Andy Millar wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-06-04 at 14:01 +0100, Phil Reynolds wrote:
> > He would be wanting Windows on his, more than likely, and I will want  
> > Debian on mine. I would like them to be identical, hardware-wise, in  
> > the interest of troubleshooting.

> We use HP 6730b laptops at work for a 50/50 split of Windows XP and
> Linux users. They support both well, have relatively ok battery life and
> a rather decent screen.

For >£700 I'd want one to have a gold case with diamonds for keys!  What
an outrageous price for what is, quite frankly, a very average laptop!

You'd certainly be better off going for one (or a pair) of the Dell
jobs.  Dell sell them with Ubuntu on them (if you ask nicely), so they
have good compatibility,  and they will reduce the price if you refuse
to have Windows on them (though you have to DEMAND that they omit it!).

You should be able to get a pair of the Dells for the price of one HP!

Chris

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