On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 8:23 PM, Matt Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > James Grabham wrote: >> Sooo, 16th birthday a week on Sunday, college starts in Sepember, so I >> want a laptop. >> >> Looking at £300 or less. >> >> I want to get spomething with a 14inch; 15.4 inch seems the norm, but >> it's a bit big to lug around every day. >> >> I wish I could get dual core, but I think bcause of the budget I'll be >> looking at 1.8Ghz+ Semprons or Celerons. >> >> 1 year warranty is the minimum. >> >> 1GB RAM. >> >> Plus the normal stuff - DVD writer, Ubuntu compatible graphics and >> wireless, Vista (I know, but it may be usefull one day, and I will >> dual boot). The graphics don't have to be amazing, just DVD watchable. >> >> Any Ideas? I've already spent a few hours seaching, and I'm still >> none the wiser. >> >> Thanks >> >> James. > Dell Vostro 1310?- business grade, should have decent compatibility-
Another good device, but if if were to be used for gaming, the grapics card is either an intel x1300 or a GeForce 8400 128mb (which is better), but the XPS has a much better graphics card, that works perfectly in ubuntu the Geforce 8600m 256mb > except dell wireless which is most likely Broadcom. Which works fine in Ubuntu. Remember you need to > add VAT onto the price Dell state on their website, the exvat price > should wind up about £250, so that gives you a bit for a couple of small > upgrades. Remember to give dell a call to see if you can haggle a bit off. The only way is to ring, I saved so much money, and got a free upgrade to 1440x900... > EEE 900 - now £289 from play.com I have the 701 and am very happy with > it, may be a bit small though. > > Most laptops around this price are 15.4's probably due to economy of > scale. The HP 530 is a nice machine, ebuyer have it for £279. Not sure > about Linux compatibility. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company No. 6135915 Registered in England -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
