[jas98235]

im currently saving up for my first pc build, but once im done with that im looking into getting a laptop and installing linux on it (probably ubuntu), rite now i have ubuntu 7.10 installed on a virual pc in win xp (using vmware) and i love it! so i will probably install it on the laptop, so my question is what is a good cheap laptop to install this on, iv been looking around and found a nice one at my local costco, it was $599 intel core 2 duo with 1gb of ram and i think a 80gb hard drive(mayb more), i forget the make..think it was a hp but not sure, also i see dell sells laptops with ubuntu preinstalled, thy start at $799 or someting like that, would i be better off just buying one of those?

[Jimmy Hat]

Yes you might be better getting ones preloaded with Ubuntu, because then you won't have to sort out the inevitable driver issues the OS swap will bring.

[jas98235]

yea i think i will do that,but i have a question, if i were to buy a reguler windows laptop and swap it over to linux would that void the warranty? im prety sur it woulnt but i dont kno anything about that kind of stuff, if it does then i will get the one from dell, o and thanks for replying! is there anyother componies besids dell that sell laptops preloaded with linux? i thing i read somewhere that ibm does but i cand remember.

[Jimmy Hat]

It might void the warranty, but as long as you restore it to Windows before you take it to be repaired in the event of a breakage they should fix it under warranty. I haven't heard of any other copanies selling laptops preloaded with Linux but you can prove me wrong.

[funpark]

hi
i want to replace my new hp pavilion OS to linux.
hp told me they do not support this and therefore don't have any drivers for me.
would i be able to find any drivers for linux? 'cause i bought the pavilion for its media buttons and all that stuff...

greatly app. your answers!
(this is the third time i'm writing this question in here because everytime i backspaced i went to the forum page instead of deleting the words... so i'm sorry if this question poped up 3 times...)

[Cew27]

yes it is i installed ubuntu on my friends hp pavillion the media buttons work out of the box and if you get stuck i will help, have a look at my sticky in the linux section