http://nakedcomputers.org/category/europe/uk/ is also a good friend, do let me know if you find a supplier I don't already have on the list.
Alan. alan c wrote: > I know that google is a good friend, however it is also nice to talk > about such things..... > > I have a friend of a friend who wants to buy a Ubuntu laptop. She has > already checked out that the 10 inch mini units have displays which > are to small for her elderly eyesight, so the question was passed to > me about a conventional laptop, preinstalled with Ubuntu. > > I see that Dell only now offer a netbook (10V) with Ubuntu, or at > least I could not find anything else and their online sales chatline > confirmed this. > > I asked Novatec sales if they knew of any of their laptops which would > run ok fully with ubuntu, but they said they did not know and had no > information, but did know they did not have any linux support > including any drivers. > > I also asked Novatech sales if I would be allowed to try ubuntu on one > of their display units - I am close to the Reading showroom - but they > said I would not be allowed. > > Sad, because I would have liked to support both Dell and Novatech, but > I do not want any guessing, I need good information. > > I am aware of www.linuxemporium.co.uk and this is an obvious possibility. > > Any comments please? > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
