On 3 November 2016 at 17:58, Peter Alefounder via Hampshire <
hampshire@mailman.lug.org.uk> wrote:
> What is the best way to acquire a laptop running Linux these
> days? Various web searches haven't helped me much. Some sites say
> it's better to get one running Windows, then install Linux.
>
On Thursday 03 Nov 2016 17:58:26 Peter Alefounder via Hampshire wrote:
> What is the best way to acquire a laptop running Linux these
> days? Various web searches haven't helped me much.
https://www.entroware.com/store/laptops
I haven't used them, but they've been mentioned on the Ubuntu Podcast
System76 do a range of laptops with Ubuntu; they're US based, but ship
internationally:
https://system76.com/laptops
Dell sell a few laptops with Ubuntu installed. The UK site usually seems
to say they're unavailable, but maybe a phone call would have better
results. The XPS 13 in particular is a
On Thu, 3 Nov 2016 17:58:26 + (UTC), Peter Alefounder via Hampshire
wrote:
>What is the best way to acquire a laptop running Linux these
>days? Various web searches haven't helped me much. Some sites say
>it's better to get one running Windows, then install Linux.
>However, I get the
I used Jamies Computers. I had to do the install, but they tested my
Latitude laptop with a live CD to make sure it all worked. These are
reconditioned machines, but they upgraded the RAM and the hard-drive,
and the advantage of having a slightly older machine is the hardware is
more likely
What is the best way to acquire a laptop running Linux these
days? Various web searches haven't helped me much. Some sites say
it's better to get one running Windows, then install Linux.
However, I get the impression that it can be difficult to have
all the hardware working properly, because of a
We (PLUG) are in need of volunteers for speakers. Come on, some of you must
have something you could/would like to share! ;-) Any length of talk
welcomed: full length talks are great, but so are two minute demonstrations.
In particular, has anyone got anything fun for our December meeting?
