On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 9:02 PM, alan c <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: > > Hi folks, > > > > I'm on the lookout for a laptop for work which I can dual boot with > > Vista & Ubuntu. I'm not fussed if it's an AMD or Intel based laptop but > > I would like something with at least 1GB memory, an 80GB or higher hard > > drive and a dual core CPU. > > > > I just wondered if anyone could suggest such a laptop? > > > > I was looking at the eSystem notebook at £279 from PC World with the 13" > > screen but unfortunately it's not very well supported on Ubuntu. > > > > Other options I was thinking of was the Acer Aspire 2920 with a 12.1" > > screen or some of the HP Turion based notebooks at around £350. > > > > The most I can really afford is about £375 although I could stretch to > > £400 if it's got a smaller screen (I'd really like something with a 12" > > to 14" screen so it's easier to lug around) or a quicker CPU etc. > > > > Just wondered if anyone knew of anything around at the moment that would > > come close? > > > > I did have a look at Novatech's site, they seem pretty good at £300 > > without an OS but I wasn't sure about the on board SIS video card and if > > it is well supported or not on Linux? (in a case of a notebook without > > OS, I could get an OEM copy of Vista separately). > > > > Unfortunately Vista is going to be a requirement as I have to support it > > at the sites I'm covering. > > If you have one of their retail outlets near to you (or know somebody > who is near to them) you could consider novatech > http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/ > > The big reason to keep them in mind generally is that they are unusual > in pricing their PCs both with and without Windows. I bought my recent > desktop from them, without OS, at least to support them. > > In other ways they are a conventional Windows house, although one low > end laptop was explicitly advertised in their newslettera few months > ago as 'Runs Ubuntu', and it caused a minor stir in news items. > > Their few retail outlets are peaceful, organised places, not crowded > because their main business is online, and it should be easy to get > permission to run live CDs at least, for systematic tests there. It > would also have the advantage that the staff would see ubuntu, as a > potential sale, raise profile, etc etc etc. > > just a thought. > > Good luck > -- > alan cocks > Kubuntu user#10391 > Linux user #360648 > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
The cheapest 12" is £468, only the 15.4" ones are within his budget. I have a novatech laptop, the enormous P4 thing mentioned earlier. It is a rebadged Gericom, the same as many other small resellers sell. The build is Ok, but getting parts is a nightmare, probably due to them being sold under many different names. Mj
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