On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 10:14 PM, James Hooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Jai -
Hey Jim > Had a look about: > > I know the Dell XPS laptops have been pretty good with Ubuntu... the > 13.3" screens start at £599 and the 15.4 inch screens start at £539 I'm not sure about this particular range of Dell laptops but I've heard bad things about their delivery service which leads me to doubt if it's a good idea to buy anything from them at all. > I've heard good things about Ubuntu running on Fujitsu Lifebook > series.. the build quality is very good and they are pretty nice to > look at. I'll look into those. I took a quick look just now and was put off by their choice to force Windows Vista upon their notebooks (it seems a lot of companies still offer XP and, if I have to pay for a Microsoft OS, I'd rather show them how much everyone hates Vista). > My personal opinion is that Lenovo/IBM ThinkPads are the best - but > might push your budget a little. I guess you're referring to their X series. I've heard some good stuff about them and the cheapest in the range still offers Windows XP as part of the bundle as oppose to Vista. Not ideal but I doubt they're going to realise that a large proportion of their user base is Linux users soon or perhaps they just don't care. The cheapest price I can find for anything in the newer X series (X61s) is Price: £1,151.14 inc VAT and that's with a 4 Cell Lithium-Ion Slim Line Battery. I'm guessing I could always treat myself to a 8 Cell which is more ideal after the original died (for around £100 extra). They include a 3 year warranty as standard, right? I was leaning towards the thinkpads before but my dad urged me to save my money. I don't know what to decide on the matter. Are they really worth the cash they cost? -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/
