[ubuntu-uk] New Laptop Time

[Rowan Berkeley]

On Wed, 2009-12-23 at 12:00 +0000, Matthew Daubney <matt at 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