[ubuntu-uk] Cheap Laptop [Was: recommend a small form factor pc]

[pmgazz]

I like Novatech and have one of their laptops - the laptop chassis is 
great overall, however the case is stylish but a bit flimsy - spongy 
keyboard and the battery fell out after a couple of months (a regular 
occurrence according to the forums). That's why I got my latest batch 
from eBuyer (also without OS). They don't look as good, their touchpads 
are crud, but their chassis is sturdy. Dunno about Novatech's desktops.

I got a couple of pre-built barebones AMD Sempron boxes from Yoyotech 
for £130 a year ago but they don't seem to have deals on end-of-line 
motherboards anymore - also these were low-end gamers boxes (I use them 
for media) and if you don't need the graphics they'll just waste leccie.

eBuyer often have prebuilt barebones without OS - I've had laptops and 
PC boxes from them and they've been cheap and sturdy. Their cheapest at 
the mo is around £230 (4 GB RAM, 2.8 GHz Intel with onboard graphics) 
though so not as cheap as the Asus option.

Paula

On 21/09/10 07:50, Alan Lord (News) wrote:
> On 20/09/10 21:05, Jacob Mansfield wrote:
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>> any suggestions for a cheep laptop
>>      
> You don't define cheap but you can buy any of these without Windows:
> http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/home/
>
> Al
>
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