2008/5/10 Mac <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > London School of Puppetry wrote: > > Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with > > Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with > nothing > > then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just > > -- -basic advice I need. Caroline > > > I bought Dell's entry-level laptop last year (then, the 6400N) with > Feisty pre-installed. Worked flawlessly; and upgraded to Gutsy without > a hitch. > > Dell are currently selling these: > > http://tinyurl.com/34fctn > > The laptops look as though they come with Gutsy. Should upgrade OK in > the normal way. > > I've been very happy with my Dell laptop - solid, reliable, and the > cheap one seems good value for money. I'd buy another if I needed a > laptop. > > Only thing to mention is that Dell partitions the disk rather > idiosyncratically. If you want a classic partitioning scheme - e.g. > '/' + 'swap' + '/home' - you're going to have to reinstall Ubuntu on the > Dell. And in that case, you might want to consider other options, where > you'd have to install the OS yourself anyway. But, of course, you can > be confident with the Dells that the hardware will work, even if you do > reinstall. > > HTH > > Mac > > > http://www.linuxpreloaded.com/ May help you to fins a good source for a GNU/Linux pre-installed laptop. :)
Hope it helps. -- Andrew Alexander Barber
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