HP-Envy with 8 cores are pretty nice for Ubuntu..
The hard-drives inside have a design flaw which causes them to
overheat and die. SSD would fix that.
I repaired one for a friend, just booted ubuntu from usb. Great!
On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM, simran wrote:
> hi all,
>
> wanted to ask you for some advice... i need a new laptop, and here's my
> needs:
>
> must have's:
> * SSD hard drive (or at least a quick HD)
> * at least 8 Gig's RAM (12-16 Gig's would be ideal)
> * two finger scroll on the touchpad (like macbook pro's etc have as a
> default)
> * solid robust reliable hardy hardware
>
> would really love:
> * beautiful 15" screen (good hi-res one with a nice looking display)
> * nice form for the laptop in general (aka, just looks beautiful :) ah...
> i've been swayed by few things "apple"
>
> Is there anything you can recommend?
>
> I want to stay away from apple because:
> * I use linux (ubuntu) for all development anyway (in a VM)
> * Mostly i'm just using the browser for just about everything else (email
> (gmail), documents (google docs), etc)
> * Hate the way they are chasing samsung trying to block galaxy tabs...:)
>
> would really appreciate the recommendation of people in this group, if
> anyone knows linux, it's you guys :)
>
> simran.
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