<div>On 7/19/07, Nigel Ridley <<a href="mailto:nigel@rmk.co.il">nigel@rmk.co.il</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Ted Frater wrote: > Nigel Ridley wrote: > >> I was interested in buying one of those Dell/Ubuntu laptops but they are not yet >> available here in Israel. >> >> BUT, I found a retailer that sells all their laptops without an installed OS - if >> I want! :-) >> So what, of the cheaper range, models would you recommend? What are the Turion >> processors like as opposed to the Intel core duo? I did have a quick Google but >> their is way too much info out there to digest easily/quickly. >> >> Blessings, >> >> Nigel >> >> >> > Dell have a consumer range and their business range. > The former is Inspiron the latter is the Latitude. > If your going to use it for business do purchase 3 yr on site next > business working day warranty. > Essential. > As for build quality , IBM lenovo are still the best. > whats just as important tho is where the nearest service depot is. Talk > to them first to see what support your going to get > you need a laptop that has an installed base of 1000's. there will be > more spares for those around than say the latest high flying model > I personally always go for a second hand ex corporate leasing laptop. > If its survived 3 yearsof leasing it will have has a good burn in. > Never failed me. > And I supply laptops to friends. > Only IBM tho. > hope this helps. > > > Thanks for the advice. I just looked at the Thinkpad line-up and they all seem to have the new Core2 duo processors - of which there is a serious warning: "At this time, I cannot recommend purchase of any machines based on the Intel Core 2 until these issues are dealt with (which I suspect will take more than a year). Intel must be come more transparent." <a href="http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118296441702631">http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118296441702631</a> I don't think that there is a second hand ex corporate leasing option here in Israel - it's a very small country. I was considering the Inspiron 1501 but am not sure about the Turion 64 X2 TL50 and the ATI Mobility™ Radeon® Xpress 1150 - how does Kubuntu manage with these? ]</blockquote> <div> My Acer Aspire has the exact configuration Turion 64 X2 TL50 I dual boot with Kubuntu Gutsy 7.10 an I have no problems ( except the Built in Orbi-Cam still does not work ). I only boot to Windows when I want to use the camera. Phil </div></div>