Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 04/10/14 18:28, Liam Proven wrote: Suggestion: http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/product_detail/14830/Lenovo-IBM-X201-Intel-i5-520M-2-4GHz-12-1-Laptop-4GB-160GB-Windows-7-Pro/ Thanks. That seems very good. I'm tempted. I gather there are no compatibility problems at all? Did you take a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 4 October 2014 16:25, Barry Drake wrote: > I want to upgrade to something faster that can run Ubuntu 14.10 at a fair > speed. I had much the same feeling with my Acer Aspire One. I sold it -- £100 :-) -- and bought a Thinkpad X200. Slightly bigger but dramatically faster with a lovely keyb

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

I have an Asus EeePC from a few years ago which still runs well. I was using PinguyOS (based on Ubuntu and Mint) but that became quite out of date and I did not like the newer versions (but was never too slow). So I decided to install Linux Lite which is based on Ubuntu, using version 14.04 so

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

> [...] as I really love Unity (Barry puts on hard hat and ducks). I agree, I love Unity too! -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 04/10/14 17:14, Simon Greenwood wrote: PCSpecialist machines are essentially the same ones that System 76 use so they should be fine, and if not the System 76 drivers should help. Thanks. That's reassuring. Regards,Barry. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mail

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 04/10/14 16:36, Simon Greenwood wrote: 7dayshop.com have some refurbished Acer Aspire One notebooks at £179.99 which might fit the bill. They're nice little machines - I have a similarly specced Lenovo Edge for mobile use, and they happily run Xubuntu. Looks good - bu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

PCSpecialist machines are essentially the same ones that System 76 use so they should be fine, and if not the System 76 drivers should help. s/ On 4 October 2014 17:01, Barry Drake wrote: > On 04/10/14 16:24, Mark Fraser wrote: > >> There's the 11.6" Mirage II from PC Specialist which is £237 i

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 04/10/14 16:24, Mark Fraser wrote: There's the 11.6" Mirage II from PC Specialist which is £237 if you remove Windows 8. http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/mirageII/ That sounds interesting. Thanks. I've bought two desktops from pcspecialist and have been delighted. My only gripe is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 04/10/14 16:13, J Fernyhough wrote: It was easier for me to search for this than actually measure it... ;) Sorry - I should have tried! Sizewise it's doable (just). I use a fairly small backpack as cabin luggage when flying. I'll consider for a while. Regards,Barry. -- ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

7dayshop.com have some refurbished Acer Aspire One notebooks at £179.99 which might fit the bill. They're nice little machines - I have a similarly specced Lenovo Edge for mobile use, and they happily run Xubuntu. I would find a cheap 64GB or 128GB SSD to improve battery life if you were going to b

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On Saturday 04 Oct 2014 15:25:26 Barry Drake wrote: > Hi there . I just got back after some time away using my netbook. > It is a Samsung N150 currently running Lubuntu 14.04 as it had become > far too slow on recent Ubuntu releases. I want to upgrade to something > faster that can run Ubunt

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 4 October 2014 16:00, Barry Drake wrote: > Thanks for that. I'm looking at an X220 on e-bay. The spec is terrific. > It's a bit bigger than I really wanted, but it is a possibility. What is > the overall height and width of your X61 please? > It was easier for me to search for this than act

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 04/10/14 15:35, J Fernyhough wrote: I'd look at a refurbished Lenovo X series. There are X61s for under £100 and X220/X230s available for around £300-400. The X61 I have runs pretty darned nicely (and with only a C2D T7300), much faster than standard netbooks (e.g. Chromebooks) but an X230 w

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

On 4 October 2014 15:25, Barry Drake wrote: > > Any thoughts or suggestions? I don't do gaming - I just want something that > will do e-mails, internet and documents. I use cloud sync for documents and > I keep Thunderbird and Firefox in sync with my desktop. > > Kind regards,Barry. I'd

[ubuntu-uk] New netbook?

Hi there . I just got back after some time away using my netbook. It is a Samsung N150 currently running Lubuntu 14.04 as it had become far too slow on recent Ubuntu releases. I want to upgrade to something faster that can run Ubuntu 14.10 at a fair speed. The thing is, I don't want to