[Gloucs] Laptop Suggestions

[John Kilgour]

Try looking at Toshiba. I got an Equium L40-156 15 months ago for under £400. 
This has Intel graphics and dual boots Windows and Linux (openSUSE 11.1) 
happily. It doesn't meet your requirements for CPU speed and HDD capacity but 
others in the Toshiba range do.
Best wishes
John Kilgour

On Monday 16 March 2009, Barbie wrote:
> I'm on the hunt for a new laptop. Although I have a rough idea of the
> spec I'm after, I've found it a little difficult to find a price
> comparison site (for laptops) that allows me to filter on what I need.
>
> So I thought I see if I could get any suggestions from you guys.
>
> My basic spec is:
>
> CPU: must be dual core, 1.8GHz or better
> RAM: 2GB or more
> HDD: 120GB or more
> Screen: 15.4" widescreen
> Graphics: Preferably Intel or ATI [1]
> Wireless: Preferably not Broadcom [1]
> Optical drive: DVD +/- RW
>
> [1] I want to dual boot Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) and despite plenty of
> workarounds, these have always caused me the biggest headache.
>
> I've seen a Lenovo R61 with most of  my requirements, but with an nVidia
> graphics card, for £523, so I'm working on that being my budget.
>
> Can anyone suggest other makes and models that might be worth looking
> at. Or suggest a comparison site that would provide help hints as to
> what alternatives there are out there.
>
> Cheers,
> Barbie.