[ubuntu-uk] 11 - 13 Notebook Recommendations?

2013-12-11 Thread Deryk Foote
Ubuntu is great at a lot of things, but keeping my cinder block of an old Dell from kicking the proverbial bucket isn't one of them. Alas...I suppose it's time to move on. I'm trying to find the most practical, linux-friendly machine possible for under £500, with a screen between 11 and 13.3. It

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11 - 13 Notebook Recommendations?

2013-12-11 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 11 December 2013 18:19, Deryk Foote deryk.fo...@gmail.com wrote: Ubuntu is great at a lot of things, but keeping my cinder block of an old Dell from kicking the proverbial bucket isn't one of them. Alas...I suppose it's time to move on. I'm trying to find the most practical,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11 - 13 Notebook Recommendations?

2013-12-11 Thread Gordon Burgess-Parker
I can confirm Lenovo are good - I have a Lenovo U410 which is right at the top end of your specs - £500 and a 13.5 screen. All the hardware works just fine with 13.04 and 13.10 Cheers Gordon On 11 December 2013 18:19, Deryk Foote deryk.fo...@gmail.com wrote: Ubuntu is great at a lot of

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11 - 13 Notebook Recommendations?

2013-12-11 Thread Liam Proven
On 11 December 2013 18:19, Deryk Foote deryk.fo...@gmail.com wrote: Ubuntu is great at a lot of things, but keeping my cinder block of an old Dell from kicking the proverbial bucket isn't one of them. Not that I am trying to persuade you not to get yourself a new laptop, but there are other

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11 - 13 Notebook Recommendations?

2013-12-11 Thread J Fernyhough
On 11 December 2013 19:28, Liam Proven lpro...@gmail.com wrote: On 11 December 2013 18:19, Deryk Foote deryk.fo...@gmail.com wrote: Ubuntu is great at a lot of things, but keeping my cinder block of an old Dell from kicking the proverbial bucket isn't one of them. If you want something a

Re: [ubuntu-uk] 11 - 13 Notebook Recommendations?

2013-12-11 Thread Andres
Simon Greenwood sfgreenw...@gmail.com escribió: On 11 December 2013 18:19, Deryk Foote deryk.fo...@gmail.com wrote: Ubuntu is great at a lot of things, but keeping my cinder block of an old Dell from kicking the proverbial bucket isn't one of them. Alas...I suppose it's time to move on.