On 26/01/2021 22:30, Nick Chalk wrote:
Hello Owain.
On Tuesday, 26 January, 2021, you wrote
My son is in the last leg of his chemistry
degree and finding that his laptop is not up to
the statistically heavy Matlab calculations he
has to do, so he wants a higher spec laptop.
Does the
>Out of interest, how large are the datasets you work on?
>I'd say 16GBytes of memory was on the small size.
>Our desktops have 32GBytes, and I've run out of memory running customer test
>cases in the past.
>Our test servers typically have ~128GBytes.
Approx 9bn rows * 200 cols. That wouldn't
Thanks everyone for putting thought into this. I think I have some
leads now.
You're the best!
Owain
On 27/01/2021 19:45, Marc Loftus wrote:
Yeah the killer is the ram and processor then.
Look at atleast 8GB Ram and i5 processor. My sister recently upgraded
from a similar level as your
Hi Thomas,
OK, thanks. Why is there a "try this example" dialog, rather than simply
documentation? A simulator of sorts?
Thanks,
Gareth
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, at 14:33, Thomas Kluyver via Hampshire wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, at 14:15, Gareth Evans via Hampshire wrote:
> > Matlab has an
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, at 14:15, Gareth Evans via Hampshire wrote:
> Matlab has an online benchmarking tool, which may be useful if you can
> try it on prospective machines...
The link you provided isn't an online benchmarking tool - it's the
documentation for a benchmark function you can run in
Hello James.
On Wednesday, 27 January, 2021, you wrote
> The CPU speed is probably not going to make much
> difference for MATLAB, because the disk will be
> the limiting factor.
I would be careful about making that assertion
without knowing the size of datasets in use. Some
statistical routines
Hello R.
On Wednesday, 27 January, 2021, you wrote
> That said, for local big data processing, it's
> all about the RAM. Our machines (SP4s-SP7s)
> have 16Gb of RAM and, while they're not perfect
> (especially in terms of heat), they do seem to
> handle most things ok.
Out of interest, how
HI.
Listing what he currently has is very helpful.
As others have said, you could just update the RAM in the laptop to 16GB,
and that would probably be enough.
If you wish to buy a new laptop, I would choose one with 16GB RAM (or more)
and about 512GB NVME SSD (fast disk).
The CPU speed is
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>So where is a good place to go to have knowledgeable but non-patronising
>service? He wants a ?>Window
On Wed, 27 Jan 2021, at 10:05, Owain via Hampshire wrote:
> He currently has a Lenovo ideapad 510, which has a i3 processor (2.3GHz) and
> 4G ram. Having spoken to him more the problem seems to be not just with
> matlab, though the way he's using that is memory intensive, as it reports
> using
Thanks both for giving me some ideas to work with - I'll see what J-Lo do.
He currently has a Lenovo ideapad 510, which has a i3 processor (2.3GHz)
and 4G ram. Having spoken to him more the problem seems to be not just
with matlab, though the way he's using that is memory intensive, as it
Hello Owain.
On Tuesday, 26 January, 2021, you wrote
> My son is in the last leg of his chemistry
> degree and finding that his laptop is not up to
> the statistically heavy Matlab calculations he
> has to do, so he wants a higher spec laptop.
Does the replacement need to be a laptop? For a
I use a Microsoft Surface Pro 7. I got the i7 processor and 16G of ram. I
use it to run some memory intensive programs and run virtual box with
several vagrant VMs running Ansible with a 3tier application stack.
What has he currently got and where are the bottle neck? Is Matlab
It may sound a bit old fashioned but you could try John Lewis. At least
in the recent past they did train their sales staff.
They may not thank me for suggesting this but we have had excellent
service from Rocket Repairs in Southampton. I would recommend them
highly for their repair service
Afternoon.
I wonder if anyone could give me some advice? My son is in the last leg
of his chemistry degree and finding that his laptop is not up to the
statistically heavy Matlab calculations he has to do, so he wants a
higher spec laptop. In the past I have used PC World and the like with
I'll take a look at that then and have another try.
It was just a VGA connector.
Leo
On 27/10/13 14:34, Artur Łądka wrote:
Try program called 'arandr' - it is nice graphical configuration tool
for xrandr, simple and powerful.
What type of connection do you use (probably HDMI) and what
Yep, swapped to another laptop and that works fine. So will probably
just have to stick with that fix for now.
Leo
On 27/10/13 21:44, Mike Burrows wrote:
On 10/26/13, 7:07 PM, Leo wrote:
Perhaps I should also have added this problem occurs before X starts.
I.e. the first time I connected
After further investigation, if the TV was set to the TV input when the
laptop was switched on then pre-X output would show up, but as soon as X
started the output was lost. However after a few restarts and shutdowns even
this doesn't work. So I haven't been able to capture the output of
That's the problem with Linux at times if you want to get something to work you
have to be a professor or have to tinker with config files it's like no just
plug n play! Why the hell does a average user need to get out of there depth to
get something simple to work.
Never had this problem on
Try program called 'arandr' - it is nice graphical configuration tool for
xrandr, simple and powerful.
What type of connection do you use (probably HDMI) and what graphics card
do you have?
2013/10/27 Ally Biggs bluechr...@hotmail.co.uk
That's the problem with Linux at times if you want to
On Oct 27, 2013 12:56 AM, Leo li...@fractal.me.uk wrote:
I attached my laptop to the TV earlier and it all worked fine with the TV
being correctly recognised and showing the same as the monitor. However
subsequent attempts have my laptop picking the TV as being much bigger than
it is (72 rather
On 10/26/13, 7:07 PM, Leo wrote:
Perhaps I should also have added this problem occurs before X starts.
I.e. the first time I connected the TV I could see the boot process
messages on it. However, now even those don't show up.
Certainly not wishing to insult your intelligence but have you
I attached my laptop to the TV earlier and it all worked fine with the TV being
correctly recognised and showing the same as the monitor. However subsequent
attempts have my laptop picking the TV as being much bigger than it is (72
rather than 23) and the TV failing to display anything. Much
Perhaps I should also have added this problem occurs before X starts. I.e. the
first time I connected the TV I could see the boot process messages on it.
However, now even those don't show up.
I attached my laptop to the TV earlier and it all worked fine with the TV
being correctly
Hi Leo
On 27 October 2013 01:07, Leo li...@fractal.me.uk wrote:
**
Perhaps I should also have added this problem occurs before X starts. I.e.
the first time I connected the TV I could see the boot process messages on
it. However, now even those don't show up.
Have you looked at xrandr,
My Novatech laptop has finally bit the dust and I will have to replace
it. I bought Novatech last time because they sold laptops without
windows. It was basically OK but had a few niggles that I put up with.
Can anybody recommend either a low end laptop or a buying strategy which
would lead
On Fri, 17 May 2013 12:38:48 +0100
Roger Munford rogermunf...@parussoftware.co.uk wrote:
Hello Roger,
Can anybody recommend either a low end laptop or a buying strategy
which would lead to a Linux Friendly laptop.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk sell laptops and desktops either with or
without an
Hello Roger,
On Fri, May 17, 2013 12:38, Roger Munford wrote:
My Novatech laptop has finally bit the dust and I will have to replace
it. I bought Novatech last time because they sold laptops without windows.
It was basically OK but had a few niggles that I put up with.
Can anybody recommend
Hi,
Which laptops have good screens.
I would like something that is greater than 720 pixels high, but still
15.6inch if possible.
Does anyone know which laptops have the best displays?
I wish to be able to read very small type on the screen, and also be
good for pictures. I do not need 3D
On 10/12/12 14:51, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
Which laptops have good screens.
Apple ones.
I would like something that is greater than 720 pixels high, but still
15.6inch if possible.
http://store.apple.com/uk/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook_pro
2880x1800 fits your greater than 720
Anything apart from apple? They are a bit too expensive.
On 10 December 2012 15:23, Alan Pope alan.p...@canonical.com wrote:
On 10/12/12 14:51, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
Which laptops have good screens.
Apple ones.
I would like something that is greater than 720 pixels high, but still
On Monday 10 Dec 2012 14:51:01 James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
Hi,
Which laptops have good screens.
I would like something that is greater than 720 pixels high, but still
15.6inch if possible.
Dell? They do 1920x1080 (they used to do 1920x1200, but seemed to
dropped in quality over the years).
On 29/10/11 16:09, Paul Tansom wrote:
I think the changes to Unity in 11.10 are a positive move, but for me it is
still seriously lacking in basic functionality.
Hi Paul,
I've been with Ubuntu in one form or another on and off since the first
public release, and I'm not sure I agree with
On Sat, October 29, 2011 16:02, Samuel Penn wrote:
To me, that sounds like it's your fault if you don't like it.
Sadly, I have to agree here.
The target very obviously isn't people who like KDE because it
gives them lots of control over their desktop. Gnome/Unity takes away
options (or
On Sunday 30 October 2011 12:23:12 Jan Henkins wrote:
On Sat, October 29, 2011 16:02, Samuel Penn wrote:
To me, that sounds like it's your fault if you don't like it.
Sadly, I have to agree here.
The target very obviously isn't people who like KDE because it
gives them lots of control
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:58:44 +0100
Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good Linux distro that meets the following
requirements:
- must work easily with a Huwei 3G dongle
- Gnome 2.x
- easy to set-up encrypted home dir
- makes good use of a modern
On 29 October 2011 00:58, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote:
I really
hope 12.04 maintains Gnome 2.x as 10.04. I did try Gnome 3 but discarded it
as it was not as obvious to use as the alternatives.
It won't. GNOME 2 will be disappearing from most distros over the next
year or so. Have
On 10/29/2011 10:24 AM, Alan Pope wrote:
On 29 October 2011 00:58, Imran Chaudhryichaud...@gmail.com wrote:
I really
hope 12.04 maintains Gnome 2.x as 10.04. I did try Gnome 3 but discarded it
as it was not as obvious to use as the alternatives.
It won't. GNOME 2 will be disappearing from
On Sat, 29 Oct 2011 10:24:43 +0100
Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote:
On 29 October 2011 00:58, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote:
I really
hope 12.04 maintains Gnome 2.x as 10.04. I did try Gnome 3 but
discarded it as it was not as obvious to use as the alternatives.
It won't.
On 29 October 2011 11:35, Chris Dennis cgden...@btinternet.com wrote:
Will Gnome 3 fallback mode always be there, or will it disappear in future
versions?
GNOME 3 fallback mode isn't on the CD and thus isn't installed by
default, the same goes for GNOME Shell on 11.10 and above.
However you
On 29 October 2011 11:43, john lewis johnle...@hantslug.org.uk wrote:
I think Imran said he'd tried it but didn't like it. I didn't even
bother to try it in Debian as the live Gnome3 CD from someone else I'd
tried on my backup system defaulted to fallback mode and that was ugly.
My mistake. I
On 29/10/11 01:03, Bryn Jones wrote:
I'd recommend Mint - Ubuntu with a shiny finish (and in 11 running
Gnome 2). The only thing I'm not sure about is encrypting home dir
(but I'm pretty certain you can).
Yes it should prompt you to encrypt
** Alan Pope a...@popey.com [2011-10-29 12:31]:
On 29 October 2011 11:43, john lewis johnle...@hantslug.org.uk wrote:
Msnip
OK, in neither case have I used the latest version of Gnome3 but have
decided it isn't for me. I think the developers have lost their way and
are inflicting their idea
On Saturday 29 October 2011 12:28:01 Alan Pope wrote:
I dont find any of the new stuff singing and dancing. The idea behind
GNOME Shell and Unity is that it gets out of the way and lets you get
on with your work. It mostly seems to do that for me.
For me, they just make it harder to do work.
On 29 October 2011 10:24, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote:
On 29 October 2011 00:58, Imran Chaudhry ichaud...@gmail.com wrote:
I really
hope 12.04 maintains Gnome 2.x as 10.04. I did try Gnome 3 but discarded
it
as it was not as obvious to use as the alternatives.
It won't. GNOME 2
Can anyone recommend a good Linux distro that meets the following
requirements:
- must work easily with a Huwei 3G dongle
- Gnome 2.x
- easy to set-up encrypted home dir
- makes good use of a modern laptop (eg. usable webcam)
I have been living with Ubunty 11.10 Unity for the last
I'd recommend Mint - Ubuntu with a shiny finish (and in 11 running Gnome
2). The only thing I'm not sure about is encrypting home dir (but I'm
pretty certain you can).
Cheers
Bryn
On 29/10/11 00:58, Imran Chaudhry wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good Linux distro that meets the following
A member of my PC-answers Google group is an expert in repairing laptops.
It might be worth making contact with him before splashing the cash.
Nick's address is n...@reflowrepairs.com
Mike
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Does your laptop power supply have a centre small pin ??
If it does it might be like a couple of Dell's I've looked at. If the
centre pin doesn't make contact with the charging socket the laptop
won't charge, it'll still work on mains as the main 19volts or so is
carried on the inside
Brian,
On Thu, 28 Jul 2011 at 03:18:28PM +0100, Brian Chivers wrote:
Does your laptop power supply have a centre small pin ??
Don't know, I'll have a look tonight, it's another thing to
consider.
If it does it might be like a couple of Dell's I've looked at. If
the centre pin doesn't make
On 28/07/11 15:18, Brian Chivers wrote:
If it does it might be like a couple of Dell's I've looked at. If the
centre pin doesn't make contact with the charging socket the laptop
won't charge, it'll still work on mains as the main 19volts or so is
carried on the inside outside on the outer
Paul
Just a word of warning...
My last work laptop was a Dell D620 which experienced what sounds like
identical charging problems to yours, but in that case I borrowed a known
good working battery from a colleague and found that it too would not
recharge - the only conclusion therefore was a
Peter,
Just a word of warning...
My last work laptop was a Dell D620 which experienced what sounds like
identical charging problems to yours, but in that case I borrowed a known
good working battery from a colleague and found that it too would not
recharge - the only conclusion therefore
Hi,
Either the motherboard or the battery on my Novatech V13/Clevo W83T has died.
Assuming it's the cheap LiPoly battery that is dead, the laptop seems to
function otherwise, anyone recommend anywhere good to buy replacements.
I see lots of places offering replacement batteries for £50-60,
On 26 July 2011 14:36, Adam John Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote:
I see lots of places offering replacement batteries for £50-60, I've just
never
heard of any of them and don't know if they are reliable.
I have bought from http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/power_biz/ before. Reliable.
Al.
Most laptops in my experience work without a battery so long as the mains
charger is connected - if yours doesn't then I fear it might be the
motherboard that has failed.
Kind regards,
Benjie.
On 26 July 2011 14:40, Alan Pope a...@popey.com wrote:
On 26 July 2011 14:36, Adam John Trickett
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 15:09:42 Benjie Gillam wrote:
Most laptops in my experience work without a battery so long as the mains
charger is connected - if yours doesn't then I fear it might be the
motherboard that has failed.
I did say it work fine otherwise, which is why I'm hoping it's just a
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 14:40:15 Alan Pope wrote:
On 26 July 2011 14:36, Adam John Trickett adam.trick...@iredale.net wrote:
I see lots of places offering replacement batteries for £50-60, I've just
never heard of any of them and don't know if they are reliable.
I have bought from
On Tue, Jul 26 at 02:36, Adam John Trickett wrote:
...
Assuming it's the cheap LiPoly battery that is dead, the laptop seems to
function otherwise, anyone recommend anywhere good to buy replacements.
Depending on whether you thought you got good service out of the battery
or not there is
On Tuesday 26 Jul 2011 15:29:25 Bob Dunlop wrote:
On Tue, Jul 26 at 02:36, Adam John Trickett wrote:
...
Assuming it's the cheap LiPoly battery that is dead, the laptop seems to
function otherwise, anyone recommend anywhere good to buy replacements.
Depending on whether you thought you
On 24/08/10 23:05, Leo wrote:
I've just got a new laptop and in the bios there is an option to select
what OS is installed with three options:
Other
WinXP
Vista / Win7
Does anyone know what difference this makes, and is Other the best to
choose for Linux?
Thanks,
Leo
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On 24/08/10 22:05, Leo wrote:
I've just got a new laptop and in the bios there is an option to
select what OS is installed with three options:
Other
WinXP
Vista / Win7
Does anyone know what difference this makes, and is Other the best to
choose for Linux?
Hi Leo,
I can't answer the the
Hi Sean,
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:55:09AM +, Sean Gibbins wrote:
I can't answer the the question as to why this is present, but I suspect
that there will be something that explains the reason for this on the
laptop manufacturer's Web site or in the manual.
If it's anything like the
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:14:10AM +, Andy Smith wrote:
Hi Sean,
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:55:09AM +, Sean Gibbins wrote:
I can't answer the the question as to why this is present, but I suspect
that there will be something that explains the reason for this on the
laptop
On 25/08/10 10:55, Sean Gibbins wrote:
On 24/08/10 22:05, Leo wrote:
I've just got a new laptop and in the bios there is an option to
select what OS is installed with three options:
Other
WinXP
Vista / Win7
Does anyone know what difference this makes, and is Other the best to
choose for
On 25/08/10 09:19, Hugo Mills wrote:
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:14:10AM +, Andy Smith wrote:
Hi Sean,
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 09:55:09AM +, Sean Gibbins wrote:
I can't answer the the question as to why this is present, but I suspect
that there will be something that explains
I've just got a new laptop and in the bios there is an option to select
what OS is installed with three options:
Other
WinXP
Vista / Win7
Does anyone know what difference this makes, and is Other the best to
choose for Linux?
Thanks,
Leo
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On 18 May 2010 23:20, trotter m.nutt...@ukonline.co.uk wrote:
In the desktop arena with 3.5 the experience of my last 2 drives would
bare out your thinking. The western digital blue 640GB has 2 error sectors
reallocated as soon as i installed it. The 1.5TB Seagate has had 3 sectors
go bad
I would like it if Linux would at least tell me which files got hit by
the reallocation.
It probably can't tell.
Reallocation happens by way of the drive controller; the main OS is not
involved, nor even informed unless it specifically asks. I'm not aware of
any way to inquire about the
On 19 May 2010 11:14, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
I would like it if Linux would at least tell me which files got hit by
the reallocation.
It probably can't tell.
Reallocation happens by way of the drive controller; the main OS is not
involved, nor even informed unless it specifically
On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 11:14 +0100, Vic wrote:
So, I lost 3 sectors, so which files have 512 bytes missing?
None of them. That's the purpose of reallocating sectors, not just letting
them fail.
Yes, if data is actually unrecoverable (as happened in my notebook's
hard disc: 3 bad sectors at
reallocations appear in the Linux syslog
Really? I've only ever seen summary information from smartmontools there.
I've also been unable to find anything in Google to support the idea that
actual reallocation map data goes into syslog; perhaps you'd post some
examples so we can all learn about
Yes, if data is actually unrecoverable (as happened in my notebook's
hard disc: 3 bad sectors at the time of replacement, lost a video) the
drive will kick up a fuss-load of ATA errors, which will be reported all
over dmesg.
That's for broken sectors, not sector reallocation; if the data is
On 19 May 2010 11:46, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
reallocations appear in the Linux syslog
Really? I've only ever seen summary information from smartmontools there.
I've also been unable to find anything in Google to support the idea that
actual reallocation map data goes into syslog;
On 19 May 2010 12:03, James Courtier-Dutton james.dut...@gmail.com wrote:
On 19 May 2010 11:46, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
reallocations appear in the Linux syslog
Really? I've only ever seen summary information from smartmontools there.
I've also been unable to find anything in Google to
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:58:14AM +0100, Vic wrote:
Yes, if data is actually unrecoverable (as happened in my notebook's
hard disc: 3 bad sectors at the time of replacement, lost a video) the
drive will kick up a fuss-load of ATA errors, which will be reported all
over dmesg.
That's
Example of a syslog entry for one of the above:
Apr 27 11:26:42 quad kernel: [ 3821.830237] sd 2:0:0:0: [sde]
Unhandled sense code
Unhandled sense code. That's a good start. Do you think this is a
reallocation?
Apr 27 11:26:42 quad kernel: [ 3821.830239] sd 2:0:0:0: [sde] Result:
On 19 May 2010 12:21, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
If the data is not recovered, you haven't got a reallocation - you've got
a disk failure. Disk failures do occur; they are less frequent than they
might be because of the drive's ability to swap out failing sectors before
they are completely
On 19 May 2010 12:22, Hugo Mills h...@carfax.org.uk wrote:
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:58:14AM +0100, Vic wrote:
Yes, if data is actually unrecoverable (as happened in my notebook's
hard disc: 3 bad sectors at the time of replacement, lost a video) the
drive will kick up a fuss-load of ATA
The main route to discovering you've got a failed drive or part of
drive is when you can't read the data that was originally put on
it. This will come to light either when a checksum is computed and
fails comparison, or when part of the hardware is operating outside
the parameters that
My understanding of reallocation is the same as Hugo's. Maybe I just
explaining it badly.
Hugo's argument appears to be that data reallocation is not as effective
as we would like. Yours appears to be very different - claiming a firmware
bug because you found an unrecoverable sector is just
On 19 May 2010 12:45, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
In the event of an ECC failure, the sector will not be reallocated - it is
already failed.
This is the crux of the difference between your and my point of view.
You say the sector will not be reallocated.
I say it will and I believe Hugo also
In the event of an ECC failure, the sector will not be reallocated - it
is
already failed.
This is the crux of the difference between your and my point of view.
You say the sector will not be reallocated.
I say it will
Why would it?
If the block has already failed, and the drive
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 01:36:35PM +0100, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
On 19 May 2010 12:45, Vic l...@beer.org.uk wrote:
In the event of an ECC failure, the sector will not be reallocated - it is
already failed.
This is the crux of the difference between your and my point of view.
You
Hi guys,
My laptop hardrive is faulty, does anyone have a spare/old one I can
have/buy
details are :
Fujitsu MHV2080BH 80 Gb Sata
8mm thick
size is unimportant as long as it is big enough to install unbuntu on .
please contact me off line
cheers
Dawn
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My laptop hardrive is faulty, does anyone have a spare/old one I can
have/buy
Second-hand HDDs are usually a bad investment - they have a limited
lifespan, so if someone else has taken one out of service, it's probably
used up quite a bit of that life...
A brand-spankers SATA laptop drive can
At 20:12 18/05/2010, you wrote:
My laptop hardrive is faulty, does anyone have a spare/old one I can
have/buy
Second-hand HDDs are usually a bad investment - they have a limited
lifespan, so if someone else has taken one out of service, it's probably
used up quite a bit of that life...
A
On Tuesday 18 May 2010 23:20:49 trotter wrote:
At 20:12 18/05/2010, you wrote:
My laptop hardrive is faulty, does anyone have a spare/old one I can
have/buy
Second-hand HDDs are usually a bad investment - they have a limited
lifespan, so if someone else has taken one out of service,
James Ashburner wrote:
I would start with reminding HP that under UK law (specifically the Sale
of Goods Act) they are obliged to repair an item within a time that you
can reasonably expect it to last. However, it's actually the sellers
responsibility to deal with this, not the
Alex Phillips wrote:
Dear List,
Can anyone recommend a Laptop repair shop, preferable in the north
Hampshire area, and preferably one that will charge a sensible fee for
just looking at it.
My HP Laptop has died at 13 months oldI'm not overly impressed.
Thanks in advance,
Dear List,
Can anyone recommend a Laptop repair shop, preferable in the north
Hampshire area, and preferably one that will charge a sensible fee for
just looking at it.
My HP Laptop has died at 13 months oldI'm not overly impressed.
Thanks in advance,
Alex.
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Alex Phillips wrote:
Dear List,
Can anyone recommend a Laptop repair shop, preferable in the north
Hampshire area, and preferably one that will charge a sensible fee for
just looking at it.
My HP Laptop has died at 13 months oldI'm not overly impressed.
Thanks in advance,
On 09/03/2010 21:20, Sean Gibbins wrote:
Alex Phillips wrote:
Dear List,
Can anyone recommend a Laptop repair shop, preferable in the north
Hampshire area, and preferably one that will charge a sensible fee for
just looking at it.
My HP Laptop has died at 13 months
Sean Gibbins wrote:
I know it sounds a bit desperate, but it got me a new laptop under
/very/ similar circumstances.
It does work - a long long time ago Yamaha had the 250LC that blew
alternators about one year on. Yam decided this was NOT a warranty
issue - so the letter detailing the three
2009/9/30 Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk:
Hi Al,
You might want to consider an old-fashioned letter (with envelopes and
stamps and everything!) to the head honcho at Dell first, detailing your
position in the world of Ubuntu* and the implications such poor service
has with regards to
James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
2009/9/30 Sean Gibbins s...@funkygibbins.me.uk:
Hi Al,
You might want to consider an old-fashioned letter (with envelopes and
stamps and everything!) to the head honcho at Dell first, detailing your
position in the world of Ubuntu* and the implications such
Alan Pope wrote:
2009/9/27 AdamC kab...@gmail.com:
This weekend, the problems have started again. This time the machine
boots, I can see BIOS and grub loading, but it is split six ways across the
screen and corrupted. I've even had it once where it booted with a
good screen to
Have you tried
Adam Sweet wrote:
It must be time of year for damaged laptop GPUs. My Dell XPS laptop has
just started corrupting output to screen (green pixel streaks on the
BIOS, bootloader, boot splash and GUI and flashing white blocky
corruption on a physical tty). X on Ubuntu fails repeatedly to
AdamC wrote:
A couple of years ago I bought a Novatech laptop which I duly
installed Ubuntu on. I've had trouble free computing from this machine
until last weekend.
My very old acer did the same thing.
I powered down - the machine went down cleanly and having tried various things
the
2009/9/27 AdamC kab...@gmail.com:
This weekend, the problems have started again. This time the machine
boots, I can see BIOS and grub loading, but it is split six ways across the
screen and corrupted. I've even had it once where it booted with a
good screen to
I have a Dell which also
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