[wplug] Linux Notebook Recommendation

[Andrew Fisk]

I have a compaq pressario Y6700 that I got at best buy for $299 (on  
Wednesday they have internet only sales, but you can order online and  
pickup at the store) -- I bought a second hard drive so I could keep  
the vista install (17 year old that wanted  to play games when we are  
traveling) and then installed Unbuntu 8.10 which worked out of the  
box, it's know running 9.04 beta.. Just a side note installing the new  
drive and installing ubuntu took about 20 mins.  Setting up the "pre- 
installed" vista and getting rid of the HP provided sillyware took  
about 3 hours.

I also have a 16GB Dell mini 910 that runs 8.10 just fine.  I bought  
the one with XP because it was cheaper(????)  than the unbutu pre- 
installed version.  It also runs OSX :)  You do need to buy a copy of  
OSX, but it's a whole lot cheaper than a macbook air So if you were  
thinking about a macbook you can kill 2 birds with one stone.

Have fun with it!

Thanks

Andy
Spitfire Computer Services
Suite 19
2301 Duss Ave.
Ambridge, PA 15003
Phone (724) 266-4642
fax: (724) 266-4645
andy at spitcomp.com
www.spitcomp.com




On Apr 11, 2009, at Saturday, April 11, 20096:21 PM, Mackenzie Morgan  
wrote:

> On Saturday 11 April 2009 4:54:33 pm Jason Freshwater wrote:
>> Greg Simkins biz wrote:
>>> Anybody have a recommendation?
>> If you want Ubuntu Installed and ready to go, and are looking at a
>> Netbook.  Dell sells the Mini 9 and 10 with Ubuntu, as well as some
>> other laptops.
>
> The Mini 9 is what 9.04 is being benchmarked on for netbook  
> performance
> improvements.
>
> -- 
> Mackenzie Morgan
> http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com
> apt-get moo
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