On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 11:01 AM, Bruno Girin <brunogi...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 2010-06-16 at 10:38 +0100, Liam Proven wrote: >> On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Bruno Girin <brunogi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Wed, 2010-06-16 at 08:53 +0100, Barry Drake wrote: >> >> Hi there ... >> >> >> >> Just checked out the Dell UK site. A search for Ubuntu now throws up >> >> two netbooks and three laptops that actually are available with Ubuntu >> >> and if you follow the customization through, it says they come with >> >> 10.04. The site still shows the Mini 10 as an Ubuntu machine, but >> >> that's obviously a mistake. Pity they've dropped the Mini 10v. >> >> Barry Drake. >> > >> > Well, I've just tried most laptop models that the search returns and the >> > only ones I manage to configure with Ubuntu are the Latitude 2100 and >> > 2110 but they only come with 9.10, not 10.04. And the funny thing is >> > that there's a big banner in the OS section saying "Don't forget to >> > register for your Windows 7 upgrade after your purchase". >> > >> > That doesn't sound very committed to Ubuntu to me. >> > >> > Shame because I would be on the market for a top of the range Vostro >> > 3300 if the specs that say it comes with Ubuntu were actually true. It's >> > doubly frustrating because Dell seem to be one of the few vendors who >> > have a 13" laptop with decent specs (the other one I know of being Sony >> > but I have no hope in hell of running Ubuntu on a Sony, let alone >> > getting it Windows free). >> >> You don't? >> >> I ask merely because I've run Ubuntu on both Dells and Sonys - and >> IBMs and Toshibas - without any problems at all. > > Maybe it's worth a try then. But in that case, I'm back to the original > problem discussed in this thread: I don't think I have any hope of > getting a Sony without Windows pre-installed.
No, probably not. Although on a machine of that sort of price, the portion of it that's accounted for by Windows is pretty small. If you feel strongly about it, go for the non-use/refund route. There are enough legal precedents now that some companies will cough up simply to avoid hassle. > Oh I'm sure there are no insoluble problems, it's just that I don't > really feel like spending an inordinate amount of time getting it to > work. If I am to buy a £1000+ laptop (top of the range as I said), I > don't particularly want to find myself with a doorstop until I hunt down > all the right drivers. Maybe a way to resolve that issue is to go to the > Sony shop on Tottenham Court Road armed with a LiveCD and see what it > says :-) Sounds viable. Also, look up the models you're interested in, Google their specs & check the components for any known howlers. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/GoogleTalk/Orkut: lpro...@gmail.com Tel: +44 20-8685-0498 • Cell: +44 7939-087884 • Fax: + 44 870-9151419 AOL/AIM/iChat/Yahoo/Skype: liamproven • LiveJournal/Twitter: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • ICQ: 73187508 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
