Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 23:54, Ross Mounce wrote: Thanks to all who replied. I've gone with aria.co.uk (never heard of them before!) and the bare bones Athlon II X3 450 3.20GHz machine. Building something marginally better for marginally cheaper just didn't seem worth it to me. Will hav

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 19:41, Alan Lord (News) wrote: Here's the last machine I built and it's been great. Sorry, there was a precursor that I missed: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/09/03/building-your-own-pc/ http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/09/08/build-your-own-pc/ http://www.theopensourc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 17:27, Ross Mounce wrote: have you thought about just building your own? I'm very happy to unscrew and plug things in/out. I've done RAM upgrades and HDD replacements. Simple stuff like that. But the prospects of 'thermal grease/paste' and 'bent pins' WRT to processor + mobo + hea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 18:29, alan c wrote: On 21/02/11 18:06, Rob Beard wrote: On 21/02/11 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: [It's my first post: Hi all!] I often hear that it's rare to find UK vendors selling computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. So I was pleasantly suprised to see this: http://www.dinopc.com/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 17:27, Ross Mounce wrote: have you thought about just building your own? I'm very happy to unscrew and plug things in/out. I've done RAM upgrades and HDD replacements. Simple stuff like that. But the prospects of 'thermal grease/paste' and 'bent pins' WRT to processor + mobo + hea

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 18:06, Rob Beard wrote: On 21/02/11 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: [It's my first post: Hi all!] I often hear that it's rare to find UK vendors selling computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. So I was pleasantly suprised to see this: http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/NEW-Nanosaur-410-95p9

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21/02/11 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: [It's my first post: Hi all!] I often hear that it's rare to find UK vendors selling computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. So I was pleasantly suprised to see this: http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/NEW-Nanosaur-410-95p966.htm ...comes pre-installed with "Linux

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 17:27 +, Ross Mounce wrote: > Is it possible to get that bit done for me, then do the rest myself? > Seems to me if I want that bit done, I might as well outsource the > rest too... You might check out ElpaTech : http://www.elpatech.co.uk/basic.htm Talk to Ed Bernard a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On Mon, 2011-02-21 at 16:53 +, John Stevenson wrote: > New netbooks that ship with Ubuntu seem to be quite rare, but you > could try dell.co.uk You can have a word with sales and try to persuade them. At the moment, the only Dell Netbook with Ubuntu is sold in the US but not here. They offe

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

Dell is a bit rubbish when it comes to value for money IMO. Perhaps that's the Windows Tax. I clicked on 'Help me choose' (my Operating System) and the headline says it all tbh: " Help Me Choose: Windows 7 " That doesn't really sound like a choice to me! But seriously, I can't see nor find any

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21 Feb 2011, at 16:51, philip taylor wrote: > Hi > > Admittedly disappointed to see an IE logo there though, :( > linux ubuntu 10 (ubuntu linux , ubuntu gnu/linux , ubuntu , 10.04 or 10.10? > ) > > PMT > > On 21 February 2011 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: > [It's my first post: Hi all!]

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21 February 2011 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: > [It's my first post: Hi all!] > > I often hear that it's rare to find UK vendors selling computers with > Ubuntu pre-installed. > > So I was pleasantly suprised to see this: > http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/NEW-Nanosaur-410-95p966.htm > > ...comes pr

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

On 21 Feb 2011, at 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: > [It's my first post: Hi all!] > > I often hear that it's rare to find UK vendors selling computers with Ubuntu > pre-installed. > > So I was pleasantly suprised to see this: > http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/NEW-Nanosaur-410-95p966.htm > > ...co

Re: [ubuntu-uk] pre-installed Ubuntu from UK vendor :)

Hi Admittedly disappointed to see an IE logo there though, :( linux ubuntu 10 (ubuntu linux , ubuntu gnu/linux , ubuntu , 10.04 or 10.10? ) PMT On 21 February 2011 16:45, Ross Mounce wrote: > [It's my first post: Hi all!] > > I often hear that it's rare to find UK vendors selling computers w