On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Sudev Barar <sba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mar 20, 2012 6:16 PM, "Vikas Upadhyay" <vika...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hello All, > > > > > > I am planning to buy a laptop for my general usage (no gaming). > > > > Usage: Internet browsing, reading documents, creating documents, watching > > movies, listening music etc. > > > > Some bit of programming (on Linux, of course) > > > > OS : Ubuntu (11.10 or 12.04) and Windows, dual boot (if Windows not > > available, perfectly fine). > > > > Screen Size: Prefer 15” but, if it costs lesser to own 14", I can think > of > > that. > > > > Budget: Around Rs. 25,000 (The lower the better). Saw Raj's response to > one > > email mentioning HP costing around Rs. 34,000. I am just looking for > around > > Rs. 10,000 cheaper. > > > > RAM/Processor/Graphics card: Will not be playing any graphic intensive > > game, just want a decent to good performance (don’t want to pay extra for > > “awesome” graphics). Intel i3 with 2GB RAM is what I am thinking about, > > and am not averse to AMD. > > > > Extra features: Webcam, Bluetooth, microphone should work with Ubuntu, > good > > speakers with loud enough sound. > > > > > > Not sure, can individual parts being not costly (repair/upgrade) be a > > criterion for buying one ? > > > > > > > > I have no brand preference, looking for value for money. Just want Ubuntu > > and hardware liking each other. Do not want it to be outdated for at > least > > another 5-6 years (possible :) ?). > > > > Asus eepc worked perfectly out of the box but for suspend to ram (sleep - > though hibernation works) price was 21k at Nehru place. > > Sudev > Thank you Sudev. Not looking for a netbook, I find the screen too small for longer hours of usage. Can you please suggest any particular model of laptop? Regards Vikas _______________________________________________ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
