[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu laptop

[Tony Pursell]

Sorry, you are right, it's good for another year.  But there is still the
issue with the wifi.

On 7 April 2016 at 17:39, Jim Price <d1version at hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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>>
>>
>>
>
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