New Laptop Advice

[Eero Volotinen]

Dell XPS models are shipped with UBuntu and some Lenovo ThinkPad models
also.

check them out?

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Eero

2016-04-06 19:55 GMT+03:00 Robert Heller <heller at deepsoft.com>:

> I have been asked by our local librarian to spec out a new laptop for use
> at
> our library. The library currently runs a 100% Linux shop: a CentOS 6.7
> server, 10 diskless (64-bit) workstations running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (7
> public
> access, 3 for staff), and three *little* (older) laptops/notebooks for
> patron
> use also running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Our librarian would like to get one new,
> larger laptop and I would like to keep things consistent (same user
> experience
> across all of the machines), so I would want to put Ubuntu 14.04 LTS on
> it. So
> I am looking for a laptop that will work with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
> out-of-the-box.
> I have not put much effort trying to follow the new computer market -- I
> have
> only ever bought used / referbished laptops, generally older models, and
> have
> only been building my desktops from scratch (eg fun ordering stuff from
> NewEgg, etc.). So, I am looking for suggestions. We need something solid
> and
> reliable. It does not need to be top of the line or anything. It will
> mostly
> be used for things like web surfing and emailing.
>
>
>
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