[ubuntu-uk] Zoostorm laptop at ebuyer.com

[Paula Graham]

On 23/01/13 15:57, Mark Fraser wrote:
> On 18 January 2013 09:32, Simon Greenwood <sfgreenwood at gmail.com
> <mailto:sfgreenwood at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     On 18 Jan 2013 07:59, "Mark Fraser" <mfraz74+ubuntu at gmail.com
>     <mailto:mfraz74%2Bubuntu at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     > Found this zoostorm laptop on ebuyer's website
>     http://www.ebuyer.com/411061-
>     > zoostorm-laptop-7873-9042 and was wondering if it would be
>     suitable for
>     > installing Ubuntu on.
>     >
>     > Some of the comments mention lack of Debian drivers for wi-fi,
>     but there are
>     > instructions on how to compile drivers although I don't fancy
>     going through
>     > that every time the kernel changes.
>
>     There are plenty of more well known names around that price that
>     have better support for Ubuntu. The Lenovo G700 series immediately
>     come to mind, mostly because I've got one. A Clemo laptop from
>     pcspecialist.co.uk <http://pcspecialist.co.uk> should have a
>     similar spec for that price and they support Ubuntu as they are
>     the same models that System76 sell.
>
>
> Had a look around PCSpecialist and am considering either the Genesis
> IV or Enigma IV. I was thinking of including a blu-ray driver seeing
> as VLC now supports them, but would Intel HD Graphics 4000 work or
> should I go for the NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M?
>
>
I also buy from PCSpecialist, their laptops are a similar Clevo chassis
to the Zoostorm but you get higher spec for lower price with the
Zoostorm laptop. I just bought a PCSpecialist mini ITX since Zoostorm
desktop boxes sound like low-flying aircraft. I bought the Zoostorm
laptop to replace a Lenovo G500 which I accidentally left in Starbucks
on Freiburg Central Station before xmas. The Lenovo was fine but it
weighed a ton, I had to pay Windows tax on it (not available naked) and
the spec per £ ratio is even lower with low-end Lenovos than it is with
the (naked) PCSpecialist Clevos.

the more expensive PC specialist laptops have prettier cases, I'd rather
have the RAM though ;)

Paula

Paula
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