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<B>From</B>: Hannes Coetzee <<A HREF="mailto:Hannes%20Coetzee%20%3cscorpking@scorpking.za.org%3e">scorpking@scorpking.za.org</A>><BR>
<B>Reply-to</B>: Ubuntu South African Local Community <ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com><BR>
<B>To</B>: <A HREF="mailto:arnoldp@flossnet.org.za">arnoldp@flossnet.org.za</A>, Ubuntu South African Local Community <<A HREF="mailto:Ubuntu%20South%20African%20Local%20Community%20%3cubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com%3e">ubuntu-za@lists.ubuntu.com</A>><BR>
<B>Subject</B>: Re: [ubuntu-za] Laptop Advise<BR>
<B>Date</B>: Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:11:53 +0200<BR>
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On 15/02/2010 10:34, Arnold Pietersen wrote: <BR>
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<FONT SIZE="5">Hi</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="5">I intend to buy a laptop (around R6000). Any advise on what models or hardware, graphics cards, wireless devices, etc to avoid?</FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="5">Thanks </FONT><BR>
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<FONT SIZE="5">ARNOLD</FONT><BR>
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I recently bought an Acer Aspire 5332 at Incredible Connection for just over R5000. Immediately removed the Windows 7 and installed Ubuntu 9.10. Absolutely everything works perfectly, even the card reader and webcam. I can only recommend both the laptop, and running it on Karmic.<BR>
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Robin
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