On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 9:10 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Quoting Neil Greenwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 4:45 PM, London School of Puppetry > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > >> > > > > Hi Caroline, > > > > I bought this Dell Inspiron 1525 (the basic model) about a month ago. > > It came with Gutsy pre-installed. I agree with Mac's comments about > > the partitioning: it came with 4 partitions > > 1. a click-through license application that only appears the first > > time you boot, > > 2. a copy of the Dell-specific Ubuntu ISO image, for re-installing, > > 3. the root partition, > > 4. the swap partition. > > > > The only minor niggle I've noticed so far is that I can't enable > > Compiz. I've only tried once though, and I didn't look for what the > > error message was. Other than that, it's a very nice machine. > > > > Hwyl, > > Neil. > > > > -- > > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > > https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > Dell do a couple, the inspiron as mentioned above, and the XPSm1330. > From spending about ten minutes playing with a 1525, they seem to be > much better than the older inspirons, in terms of build quality. Some > of the previous ones have been pretty skanky. > > The m1330 is a nice, compact notebook, which has got a lot of positive > reviews. > It depends on what you are looking for in a notebook, I think that a > 13 inch is about as large as is conveniently portable, although still > much less than something such as the EEE or the tiny sony things. > > Mj
I have an M1330, for other stuff.. (an inspiron as my main) The build quality is exceptional. Well recommended. -- Kris Douglas Softdel Limited Hosting Services Web: www.softdel.net Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Company No. 6135915 Registered in England And Northern Ireland -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
