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#1
13th Dec 2007, 00:12
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 Linux on laptop 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? |
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#2
13th Dec 2007, 15:31
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| Linux on laptop 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. |
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13th Dec 2007, 18:14
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| Linux on laptop 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. |
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#4
15th Dec 2007, 05:34
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| Linux on laptop 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. |
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20th Apr 2008, 01:07
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| Linux on laptop 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...) |
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#6
20th Apr 2008, 01:50
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| Linux on laptop 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
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