On Wed, 2008-09-03 at 12:13 +0100, Jai Harrison wrote: > Hey guys, > > I'm quite a computer loving person and would like to be able to try > and use FOSS applications that come out during the time I am at > University. I'd also like to be able to emulate consoles up to, and > including, PS1 so that I can play the older games I love and no longer > have functional consoles for. My current laptop has a Intel Pentium M > 715 / 1.5 GHz and so I would like to build upon it. Which is why the > the Intel Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5550 (1.83 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 > cache) is essential. Then I'll have 2 gig of RAM where I currently > have 512mb. I have a 100GB HDD at the moment but a 120GB HDD > (standard) is fine anyway as I can always buy an external HDD for > storage. > > I'm thinking it'll be £492.41 or £522.41 (both including VAT and > shipping) depending on whether I want the 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 > x 800) Display with TrueLife or the 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA+ (1440 x > 900) Display with TrueLife. I just have to check my savings and see if > I can really part with that cash. > > Jai >
Try the link below for comparison against machines you are looking at. Better spec, good German build quality and cheaper than the prices you listed above. ;-) http://tiny.cc/AuO8M The notebook I linked to is all Intel chips so should be fine with Ubuntu. :-) Regards Phil
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