On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 12:00 +0000, Matthew Daubney <m...@daubers.co.uk> 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 chip, something like a T6600 would do. 2-4 > GB of RAM, don't care about HD size, would be nice to be 7200RPM > though, and a seperate graphic card (not an intel one) would also be > nice. The main purpose of this machine is for my general purpose use, > bit of web browsing, bit of dev, bit of office work and so on. So it > doesn't need to be overpowered, but needs to have some kick. I've a > budget of about ?500, and my research so far has hilighted 3 > possibilities: > 1. Novatech X16 HD Pro - > http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/x16hd.html > 2. Acer Aspire 5738 - > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-15-6-inch-DVD-RW-Premium/dp/B002IVTTJC/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top > 3. Samsung R520 - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/176506 > Does anyone have any experience of Novatech laptops? I've never even > seen one before, so the build quality is an unknown quantity for me. > If anyone has any opinions on the others I'd be interested too, or any > others you think fit the bill. Any opinions welcome :) -Matt Daubney
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/ Rowan -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
