[sclug] Post: See you later Linux

[alan c]

mskadu at gmail.com wrote:
> I also feel I should point out that I have not turned my back on Linux. Like
> I've said before, I remain a devout advocate of Linux as a server OS. But I
> have decided to drop the Linux OS in it's present state until, as my blog
> entry says, **I can find a release that "just works"*.*

have you considered:
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/topics/topic.aspx/emea/segments/gen/client/en/ubuntu_landing?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?Manufacturer=ASUS&Item=ASUSEEEPC901-WHITE&Product=9A6C537F-7973-4075-98CE-7A39AE68AD0B&Category=DDCFA00F-7469-4EA2-BECB-AAECD7EAD4F9
http://www.clove.co.uk/viewProduct.aspx?Manufacturer=Acer&Item=AcerAspireOne-AOA150-Ab(Linux,1GBRam,120GB,Blue)&Product=95C5937D-E235-4D4C-9223-412BDEFE2CAE&Category=DDCFA00F-7469-4EA2-BECB-AAECD7EAD4F9
http://www.elonexone.co.uk/
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.204-8967.aspx

or alternatively, consider:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/
and spend a short time at their premises in Reading with a live CD and 
purchase  from their hardware range - offered for sale with no OS - 
having verified that things do work ok on your selected model?
-- 
alan cocks
Kubuntu user#10391
Linux user #360648