I'm not sure if a mini/netbook is an option, but the guys over at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RySLmpoZYNA">Linux Action Show</a> (about 34 minutes) claim the <a href="http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/mini1000/alt.html">HP Mini</a> works great with Ubuntu. <br>
<br>Good Luck,<br><br>Troy<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 2:36 PM, Mike Miller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mbmiller@taxa.epi.umn.edu">mbmiller@taxa.epi.umn.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It seems that there are many nice laptop computers in the below-$600<br>
range. I would like to buy one, remove the ugly Vista (if necessary) and<br>
install Ubuntu. I expect that there will be some tricks to getting things<br>
to work under Ubuntu, but some laptops are probably better than others.<br>
<br>
So my question is this: Which new laptops are best for Ubuntu? Have any<br>
of you tried the Dell laptops with pre-installed Ubuntu?<br>
<br>
This machine looks nice...<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0295188" target="_blank">http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0295188</a><br>
<br>
...but I don't see any info here...<br>
<br>
<a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/Gateway" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/Gateway</a><br>
<br>
...so I don't know it it will be tricky to install Ubuntu on it.<br>
<br>
Dell has Ubuntu 8.04 laptops, and after appropriate customizations, the<br>
price is pretty close to that of the Gateway above. Here's the Dell:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dncwpl1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=segtopic%7Elinux_3x" target="_blank">http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dncwpl1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=segtopic~linux_3x</a><br>
<br>
Adding these options...<br>
<br>
Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) $50<br>
(I think the T7250 has Intel's "Virtualization Technology" added -- is<br>
that worth $100?)<br>
3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz $50<br>
<br>
...brings the price up to $639 (after $15 in "instant savings"), but I'm<br>
guessing I can add the 1 GB of RAM myself for less than $50 because<br>
Crucial seems to sell 2GB for $22:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Inspiron%201525" target="_blank">http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=Inspiron%201525</a><br>
<br>
The system appears to be 64-bit, so I am assuming they will install the<br>
64-bit version of Ubuntu 8.04.<br>
<br>
So maybe Dell's Inspiron 1525N with preinstalled Ubuntu 8.04 is the way to<br>
go right now. Getting something that just works would be a huge pleasure.<br>
<br>
Mike<br>
<br>
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