On 2012-09-29 14:03, Alan Pope wrote:
>> model name: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz
>>
>> Is there a way to verify the video model number?
>
> Google the model number, first hit:-
>
> http://ark.intel.com/products/53452/Intel-Core-i5-2450M-Processor-3M-Cache-up-to-3_10-GHz
I was ho
On 27 September 2012 19:41, Simon Redmond wrote:
> Doh, sorry should have included that info... its not really a known
> brand, its made by PC Specialist. A colleague has a desktop PC built by
> them and is very happy.
>
> http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/genesisIV/
I am running Ubuntu 12.
On 29/09/12 12:15, Tyler J. Wagner wrote:
I wonder if I'm missing a way to identify my video chipset. My new laptop
is a Dell V131, which according to reviews contains HD3000 video. However,
lspci lists only:
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 2nd Generation Core
Processor Fami
On 2012-09-28 21:38, Bruno Girin wrote:
> Same here. My laptop is a Lenovo with a Core i5-2520M (2nd gen Intel
> Core) which has HD3000 graphics too and it has run 11.10, 12.04 and now
> 12.10 amd64 with no problem whatsoever.
I wonder if I'm missing a way to identify my video chipset. My new lapt
On 28/09/12 09:34, Alan Lord wrote:
>
>
> On 27/09/12 19:22, Simon Redmond wrote:
>> looking at a new laptop that's a pretty nice deal, it has an Intel HD
>> 3000/4000 video card as standard and I was wondering what the support
>> was like under Ubuntu?
>
> FWIW I just upgraded my kids' PC with a n
On 27/09/12 19:22, Simon Redmond wrote:
looking at a new laptop that's a pretty nice deal, it has an Intel HD
3000/4000 video card as standard and I was wondering what the support
was like under Ubuntu?
FWIW I just upgraded my kids' PC with a new mobo and an Intel Core i3
2125 which has the
Unfortunately his desktop is nvidia based, so would help much, but am
encouraged to here they are made by the same manufacturer of System76
laptops which have pretty good reputation.
Cheers
On Thu, 2012-09-27 at 20:22 +0100, Tyler J. Wagner wrote:
> On 2012-09-27 19:41, Simon Redmond wrote:
> >
On 2012-09-27 19:41, Simon Redmond wrote:
> Doh, sorry should have included that info... its not really a known
> brand, its made by PC Specialist. A colleague has a desktop PC built by
> them and is very happy.
>
> http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/genesisIV/
My advice would be to take an
On 27 September 2012 19:41, Simon Redmond wrote:
> Doh, sorry should have included that info... its not really a known
> brand, its made by PC Specialist. A colleague has a desktop PC built by
> them and is very happy.
>
> http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/genesisIV/
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2012-09
Doh, sorry should have included that info... its not really a known
brand, its made by PC Specialist. A colleague has a desktop PC built by
them and is very happy.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/genesisIV/
On Thu, 2012-09-27 at 19:33 +0100, Paul Sladen wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012,
On Thu, 27 Sep 2012, Simon Redmond wrote:
Greeting Simon,
> looking at a new laptop that's a pretty nice deal, it has an Intel HD
> 3000/4000 video card as standard and I was wondering what the support
> was like under Ubuntu?
It will be easier for people to respond if you can share the make and
looking at a new laptop that's a pretty nice deal, it has an Intel HD
3000/4000 video card as standard and I was wondering what the support
was like under Ubuntu?
Anyone with any experience good or bad?
Cheers
Simon
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On 25 July 2011 11:26, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> Does it have VGA out? Does it suffer from this bug?
It does but I haven't tried it, the laptop is destined for my mother
and she doesn't have an external screen. She's more than 7 decades old
but have been using Ubuntu with Gnome for a long time now
On 25/07/11 10:51, Hakan Koseoglu wrote:
I purchased a cheap Acer (i3 CPU, 4GB ram, integrated gfx) from Ebuyer
for 350 and everything works. I was pleasantly surprised.
Does it have VGA out? Does it suffer from this bug?
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/614238
Al
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On 25 July 2011 08:01, Neil Greenwood wrote:
> I've had no problems at all with the Intel integrated graphics in my
> Dell Inspiron, ever since 7.10 with an upgrade to every version in
> between that and 11.04.
4.5 year old Inspiron 9400 and Intel card works fine but has
performance problems with
On 25.07.11 06:44, richard wrote:
> On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 21:24 +0100, Dino T. wrote:
>> Seen the Fujitsu LifeBook E751? 10 hours battery life. 15.6 inch
>> screen, i5 Core processor. Bit pricey though as VAT runs it to £700+.
>>
>>
>> Acer Aspire Timeline X 4820T is another one. £500 odd but only
On Sun, 2011-07-24 at 21:24 +0100, Dino T. wrote:
> Seen the Fujitsu LifeBook E751? 10 hours battery life. 15.6 inch
> screen, i5 Core processor. Bit pricey though as VAT runs it to £700+.
>
>
> Acer Aspire Timeline X 4820T is another one. £500 odd but only 14 inch
> screen. Lasts 8 hours.
>
>
Seen the Fujitsu LifeBook E751?* *10 hours battery life. 15.6 inch screen,
i5 Core processor. Bit pricey though as VAT runs it to £700+.
Acer Aspire Timeline X 4820T is another one. £500 odd but only 14 inch
screen. Lasts 8 hours.
*
Dino Tassigiannis BA (Hons)*
On 24 July 2011 21:11, Jon Far
Hi
In the next couple of months I am looking to replace my 2 year old netbook.
The machine is starting to fall to bits after being in use most work days
around the office and in data centres.
The new machine will mostly be used for web / web apps and SSH sessions.
One of the top features I am lo
On 14/05/11 22:18, Richard Smith wrote:
Thanks for your comments. I think I probably will buy one, and let you
know how I get on.
I look forward to that. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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On 15/05/11 01:05, Kris Douglas wrote:
As far as I can tell, my girlfriend had the machine at the mo, it does not
have an expresscard slot, and I know it does have the double height return
key.
Thanks for that. It'll stay on my list for my next laptop as the money
off for not having to purchas
As far as I can tell, my girlfriend had the machine at the mo, it does not
have an expresscard slot, and I know it does have the double height return
key.
On May 15, 2011 12:17 AM, "Jim Price" wrote:
> On 14/05/11 22:50, Kris Douglas wrote:
>> I have one from PCS, they don't use US keyboards. I as
On 14/05/11 22:50, Kris Douglas wrote:
I have one from PCS, they don't use US keyboards. I asked on the phone, they
are just from US suppliers stock photos.
May I ask if it has the UK style double-height return key or is it the
same height as the rest of the keys?
The other thing you might b
I have one from PCS, they don't use US keyboards. I asked on the phone, they
are just from US suppliers stock photos.
On May 14, 2011 2:52 PM, "Jim Price" wrote:
> On 13/05/11 10:57, Richard Smith wrote:
>> I am thinking of buying a xenon 14" laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone
>> see any major p
Thanks for your comments. I think I probably will buy one, and let you
know how I get on. I am not a big gamer so hopefully the graphics won't
be an issue, and I can't type that fast so likewise with the keyboard.
As I haven't used windows for a couple of years, and don't feel I am
missing anything
On 13/05/11 10:57, Richard Smith wrote:
I am thinking of buying a xenon 14" laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone
see any major problems with ubuntu on it.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/
The Xenon has the Sandy Bridge laptop processor/chipset. Ubuntu 11.04
has Sandy Bridge suppo
Nice.
Just played "what if?" with the specs on that -- got it to a cool £1,600
easy! :)
On 13 May 2011 12:16, Trevor Hyde wrote:
> On 13/05/11 10:57, Richard Smith wrote:
>
>> I am thinking of buying a xenon 14" laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone
>> see any major problems with ubuntu on it.
>>
On 13/05/11 10:57, Richard Smith wrote:
I am thinking of buying a xenon 14" laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone
see any major problems with ubuntu on it.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/
Doesn't appear to be be over exotic as far as ubuntu's concerned.
Nice to see how the pric
On Fri, 2011-05-13 at 10:57 +0100, Richard Smith wrote:
> I am thinking of buying a xenon 14" laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone
> see any major problems with ubuntu on it.
> http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/
>
>
>
A google search for 'pcspecialist laptop linux' pulled up a numbe
I am thinking of buying a xenon 14" laptop from pcspecialist, can anyone
see any major problems with ubuntu on it.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/
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On 29/12/09 09:24, darren.mans...@opengi.co.uk wrote:
> Personally I'd just refuse the EULA and get a refund on Windows. Not
> enough people do this. If manufacturers saw quite a few more EULAs being
> refused they would have to take more notice.
>
>
>
Normally I would do so, but now I'm starti
u.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Daubney
Sent: 26 December 2009 21:42
To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] New Laptop Time
Just a quick note to say thanks to all for advice and opinions. I've
ended up getting a Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 after reviewing everyones
opinions. I'm
Just a quick note to say thanks to all for advice and opinions. I've
ended up getting a Lenovo Thinkpad SL500 after reviewing everyones
opinions. I'm unsure what to do with the windows licence it comes with,
but may keep it to enable me to test things like Wubi properly.
Thanks again to all,
-
Hi,
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 12:14:56PM +, Alan Pope wrote:
> May last few laptops have included a Dell XPS (never again after they
> refused to replace the video card that broke multiple times), Asus EEE (not
> again until they sell them again with Linux), Toshiba (never again -
> apalling
I haven't had any direct experience but I've had my eye on PC Specialist -
www.pcspecialist.co.uk - for a while. Pretty decent prices and you're able
to configure the laptop/PC to pretty much whatever you want including the
option of "No Operating System" [certainly much more of a configuration on
Rowan Berkeley wrote:
[...]
> I bought a Lenovo N500 with Ubuntu from the Linux Emporium in July for
> £457.70 all incl., and I haven't had a single problem with it. Check
> their web page for the exact specs on all the machines they offer:
> http://linuxemporium.co.uk/products/laptops/
I helped
On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 12:00 +, Matthew Daubney
wrote:
> Hello,
> It's that time of year again when everything will briefly become a bit
> cheaper (and I'm trying to avoid VAT returning to normal again as
> well). So am looking around for a new laptop. As far as specs go, I'd
> like a core 2 du
On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 10:57:52AM +, Matthew Daubney wrote:
> I've a budget of about £500, and my research so far has hilighted 3
> possibilities:
>
Of the three you've listed I'd only consider Samsung, based on 2nd hand
opinions from trusted friends and podcasters.
May last few laptops h
On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:05:42 -, Rob Beard wrote:
> On 23/12/2009 10:57, Matthew Daubney wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> It's that time of year again when everything will briefly become a bit
>> cheaper (and I'm trying to avoid VAT returning to normal again as well).
>> So am looking around for a new l
k-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Daubney
Sent: 23 December 2009 10:58
To: UK Ubuntu Talk
Subject: [ubuntu-uk] New Laptop Time
Hello,
It's that time of year again when everything will briefly become a bit
cheaper (and I'm trying to avoid VAT r
On 23/12/09 11:05, Rob Beard wrote:
>
> One of my old customers had some Novatech laptops, they're basically
> generic rebranded laptops, I believe manufactured by the likes of Mitac.
>
> Wasn't very impressed myself, the build quality was poor and they all
> either failed or fell to pieces within
On 23/12/2009 10:57, Matthew Daubney wrote:
> Hello,
>
> It's that time of year again when everything will briefly become a bit
> cheaper (and I'm trying to avoid VAT returning to normal again as well).
> So am looking around for a new laptop. As far as specs go, I'd like a
> core 2 duo branded chi
Hello,
It's that time of year again when everything will briefly become a bit
cheaper (and I'm trying to avoid VAT returning to normal again as well).
So am looking around for a new laptop. As far as specs go, I'd like a
core 2 duo branded chip, something like a T6600 would do. 2-4 GB of RAM,
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