I spent November researching Linux laptop for a family member. I only
wanted to buy modern hardware (not refurbished) to get maximum lifetime
out of the machine.
I found that the cheapest option was to get a cheap Dell or HP, but then
I would be paying the Windows tax and struggling with compatibility.
I have previously purchased from System76 and had a great experience
(details are in my blog).
This time I bought an Acer TravelMate off of NewEgg and have been happy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=34-314-516
Richard
On 12/20/2014 08:20 PM, Brian J. Rogers wrote:
Simple, while subjective, could be just buying one from System76. Cheapest
would be to buy a low powered or used one then installing Ubuntu yourself.
I picked up a refurbished Asus off Newegg for ~$300, and it has been
running Fedora like a champ. I've tried Ubuntu on it and didn't have a
problem.
On Dec 20, 2014 7:53 PM, "Olli Ries" <[email protected]> wrote:
On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 7:43 PM, Nicholas Stewart <[email protected]>
wrote:
I'm looking to get a laptop to run Ubuntu with basic req's like 4 GB
RAM and 250+ GB hard drive.
What's the simplest/cheapest way to do this?
Most Lenovo's will do and you can get their consumer laptops for ~$400
($380 for a G Series one atm on sale).
Dell's XPS 13 is the developer laptop and certified, but >$1000.
NVidia and ATi gfx chips typically work fine, but Intel GFX is best
supported and given your specs you aren't looking at framerate intensive
gaming or graphics applications.
I have a Dell XPS 12, 8GB Ram (iirc, need to check), 512GB SSD, i7 2.7GHz,
13months old which can be yours for $700, the camera however is not working
under Linux (Ubuntu 14.10)
hth,
O.
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