[ubuntu-uk] Laptops

[Colin Law]

On 13 March 2010 01:57, Liam Proven <lproven at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  - Avoid anything with a Celeron or "Pentium Dual-Core". They're
> cut-down chips & crippled. Get a Core 2 Duo as a minimum. (Or an AMD.)

I think anything current (or even a couple of years old) will provide
perfectly adequate performance for basic internet and home use.  If
cost is a factor then using a cheap processor is a good option.  If it
takes ten seconds extra to boot or a bit longer loading firefox does
this matter?

Colin