Hi all, I am on lookout to buy a laptop which would run ubuntu 9.04/ubuntu 8.10 and do a bit of gaming on it as well. The budget is around 32-35k. These are the two laptops which I have come down to. Does/can somebody help me with figuring out the same :-
a. Compaq Presario CQ45-106AU Specification Processor: AMD Turion™ X2 Processor RM-70 (2.0 GHz), Dual-Core(AMD M780G Chipset / 1MB L2 Cache / up to 3600 MHz FSB) Memory: 2 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 (800 MHz) Hard Disk Drive: 250 GB SATA - 8X Double Layer DVD +R/+RW Writer Display: 14.1" BrightView / Remote / Webcam / Fingerprint Carry Case: Yes Warranty: 1 year Others: WL / BT / ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics OR HCL Leaptop P38 Description Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor T3200 1 MB Cache, 2.0 GHz,667 MHz FSB Free Dos Wireless LAN (802.11b/g) 3 GB DDR2 RAM 160 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive DVD Super Multi Drive Integrated 1.3 Mp Camera & Bluetooth 15.4" WXGA Wide Screen TFT (1280x 800) Video: NVIDIA GeForce® 8200M G Audio: Realtek ALC 268 High Definition Audio controller 88 Keys Keyboard, Touchpad Li-ion Battery (6 cells) Approx. 3.10 Hrs Idle State Approx. 3.0 Kg weight without Adaptor 10/100/1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet on Board, 56K Modem Ports: 4 USB, External MIC Input, External Audio Out, 1 PCI Express Slot , 4 in 1 Card Reader Software: Leaptop Companion DVD 10000 Gaming Hour Security: Kensington Lock Provision Microfibre LCD Protector One Year Warranty Unique 24x7x365 days helpline support The problem with the compaq one is it comes with Vista Premium, other than that the specs look cool. If somebody has suggestion on any other laptop please lemme know as well. Looking forward for replies on the same. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal My quotes in this email licensed under CC 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in