HP-Envy with 8 cores are pretty nice for Ubuntu.. The hard-drives inside have a design flaw which causes them to overheat and die. SSD would fix that.
I repaired one for a friend, just booted ubuntu from usb. Great! On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM, simran <[email protected]> wrote: > hi all, > > wanted to ask you for some advice... i need a new laptop, and here's my > needs: > > must have's: > * SSD hard drive (or at least a quick HD) > * at least 8 Gig's RAM (12-16 Gig's would be ideal) > * two finger scroll on the touchpad (like macbook pro's etc have as a > default) > * solid robust reliable hardy hardware > > would really love: > * beautiful 15" screen (good hi-res one with a nice looking display) > * nice form for the laptop in general (aka, just looks beautiful :) ah... > i've been swayed by few things "apple" > > Is there anything you can recommend? > > I want to stay away from apple because: > * I use linux (ubuntu) for all development anyway (in a VM) > * Mostly i'm just using the browser for just about everything else (email > (gmail), documents (google docs), etc) > * Hate the way they are chasing samsung trying to block galaxy tabs...:) > > would really appreciate the recommendation of people in this group, if > anyone knows linux, it's you guys :) > > simran. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
