[Ryedale] laptops

[Martin Wheldon]

Hi Fintan,

My preference is Dell Latitude D531 works with Xubuntu.

Best things about it 64bit processor no need to cross compile
applications of 32 / 64 bit processors, great for packaging Debian
debs.

Capable of handling 4GB memory, great for virtualisation see below.

Only problem comes in at £300 +VAT. I used one at my last job and it
was a fantastic bit of kit. I was able to virualise and run our whole
ISP service on this single laptop. Was great for developing and
testing solutions.

Best Regards

Martin

On 6/27/08, Fintan Gaughan <fgaughan at gmail.com> 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.
> but cheap ones I am not sure.
>
> 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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