[ilugd] looking for laptop for Ubuntu (Rs. 25K)
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 Do not want it to be outdated for at least another 5-6 years (possible :) ?). My current laptop gets heated at around the touch pad, so don't want new one to become hot over a period of use. Another thought, can an Android tablet (costing not more than Rs 20K), replace a laptop which serves above mentioned requirement? If yes, any suggestion ? Thanks in advance. Regards Vikas ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
Re: [ilugd] looking for laptop for Ubuntu (Rs. 25K)
On Tuesday 20 Mar 2012, Vikas Upadhyay wrote: [snip] Another thought, can an Android tablet (costing not more than Rs 20K), replace a laptop which serves above mentioned requirement? If yes, any suggestion ? Even though a dev environment was announced for Android today, doubt if it's a great platform for development. Regards, -- Raj -- Raj Mathur || r...@kandalaya.org || GPG: http://otheronepercent.blogspot.com || http://kandalaya.org || CC68 It is the mind that moves || http://schizoid.in || D17F ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
Re: [ilugd] looking for laptop for Ubuntu (Rs. 25K)
On Tuesday 20 Mar 2012, Raj Mathur (राज माथुर) wrote: On Tuesday 20 Mar 2012, Vikas Upadhyay wrote: [snip] Another thought, can an Android tablet (costing not more than Rs 20K), replace a laptop which serves above mentioned requirement? If yes, any suggestion ? Even though a dev environment was announced for Android today, doubt if it's a great platform for development. Link to the IDE article: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/13/android_sdk/ -- Raj -- Raj Mathur || r...@kandalaya.org || GPG: http://otheronepercent.blogspot.com || http://kandalaya.org || CC68 It is the mind that moves || http://schizoid.in || D17F ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
Re: [ilugd] looking for laptop for Ubuntu (Rs. 25K)
On 03/20/2012 06:09 PM, Vikas Upadhyay wrote: 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. I'm sure you need a decent graphics card to watch even regular/VHS videos. Extra features: Webcam, Bluetooth, microphone should work with Ubuntu, good speakers with loud enough sound. Try building bootable USB/Memstick image from an Ubuntu (better LinuxMint ISO) and keep it in your pocket while you go for a final deal. Boot off of this the machine you want to buy, see if all the things work as per your expectations. Hope that helps. -- Balwinder S bdheeman Dheeman (http://werc.homelinux.net/contact/) ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
Re: [ilugd] Ilugd Digest, Vol 28, Issue 11
A laptop of following details is available on the prize of 25K Processor:- Intel i3 RAM:- 2GB L3 cache Brand:- HP I think got 512MB graphic card too other feature is same as u have mentioned. but the its around 11.4'. So a bit small. but otherwise a very perfect machine for using linux. One of my friend is using the same machine with Trisquel( GNU/Linux). And its working perfectly fine. And I have got a 15' laptop but that small thing is a real beauty. So My final words that is your kind of laptop. And if u can invest about 3k more than u can get similar laptop with 4GB RAM and a few other things. Revert me about your decision on this. -Regards Anshul Sharma Jamia Millia Islamia ___ Ilugd mailing list Ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd
