[ubuntu-uk] Buying a computer suitable for Ubuntu

[Dave Hanson]

On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 3:01 PM, Barry Drake <ubuntu-advertising at gmx.com>wrote:

> On 23/08/11 11:12, David Jones wrote:
>
>> The website mentioned is probably http://nakedcomputers.org/
>>
> Both pcspecialist and Novatech each have an active Linux forum in their
> forums area, and they will supply barebones.  There's usually someone (often
> a staff member) who will know what hardware is OK and what is not.  However,
> a pcspecialist staff member told me that they will get in a batch of laptops
> and they will be fine.  The next batch of the identical model will suddenly
> have moved over to an unsupported chipset for wifi or something else.  This
> is one reason laptops for Ubuntu are not easy to source.
>
> Remember I mentioned Cougar-Extreme?  Patrick is a Linux friendly person on
> their staff.  He is willing to source two makes of barebones laptop/netbook.
>  Might be worth a phone-call?  He is also willing to install Ubuntu to order
> on desktops, but will make a charge to cover labour.  Might be worth asking
> if he could do the same for a laptop.  I didn't ask that question.
>
> Regards,        Barry.
>
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+1 for pcspecialist.co.uk.

I got mine from them last year - No trouble what so ever, cheap too.

Best Regards,

Dave Hanson
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