[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu laptop

[Jim Price]

Hi Tony,

I'm still using 12.04 - I thought it was supported for 5 years, so 
there's another year to go. Also, I would expect a machine which runs 
12.04 would manage 16.04 without too much trouble, and might be cheaper 
as it has an older OS on it. There's not much else around at the £200 mark.

Jim

On 07/04/16 17:31, Tony Pursell wrote:
> Hi Jim
>
> I wouldn't by that one as one comment say it comes with 12.04 (which is out
> of support) and you can't easily update it because of the driver for the
> Realtek wifi card.
>
> I would go for any other computer that will run 14.04 or 16.04 out of the
> box, whether or not I had to overwrite the Windows on it.  You don't save
> much money by going for one with Ubuntu on it.
>
> Tony
>
> On 7 April 2016 at 16:26, Jim Price <d1version at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know of a supplier of Ubuntu laptops who would accept payment
>> by cheque? I'm told eBuyer don't for this one:
>>
>> http://www.ebuyer.com/705955-hp-455-quad-core-laptop-l8b56es
>>
>> Any alternatives in a similar price range (£200 after trade-in for this
>> one) would be appreciated too.
>>
>> JimP
>>
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