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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