Hi Sanat,
Thanx for the info. Sorry your reply got lost in the heaps of
mail I recieve daily. Just for d info can u tell me whether that laptop
supports advanced desktop effects like compiz? If u dont use it, cud u plz
check and tell me whether the extra desktop effects work or not. U cud do
this by going to System->Preferences->Appearances->Visual Effects-> Extra. I
wud be extremely grateful to u if u cud try it out and let me know.
Thanx.
Robin
2008/9/14 Sanat Sarangi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Hi Robin,
>
> You could also consider Dell e.g. Dell Inspiron 1420. Runs Ubuntu with
> wireless+webcam+might be cheaper than Lenovo.
>
> Regards,
> Sanat
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 14, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Robin Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi,
>> I intend to buy a laptop soon. But so far, all my experiments with
>> Linux have been with the desktop. So I want to now which laptop is the best
>> in terms of hardware support. I have seen a few acer laptops and notebooks
>> running on Linux on internet but I am not too pleased with them as they are
>> mostly for tablet PC's. I am looking for a slightly large-sized screen with
>> wireless and webcam support. Also, I am more comfortable with the Ubuntu
>> distro. In addition, windows laptops are usually better than Linux laptops
>> in terms of hardware (eg more disk space). It wud be very nice if somebody
>> cud suggest a model of Lenovo which is known to run Ubuntu easily and has no
>> problem with the wireless drivers.
>>
>> Robin
>>
>>
>> -Robin Paul
>>
>> Permanent Address:
>> 1469, Poorvanchal Complex
>> J.N.U Campus
>> New Delhi - 110067
>> Phone:011-26741386
>> e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Mobile No. - 9968047983
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Regards,
> Sanat
>
> >
>
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J.N.U Campus
New Delhi - 110067
Phone:011-26741386
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