On 29/11/12 22:52, alan c wrote: > On 28/11/12 08:42, Gordon Burgess-Parker wrote: >> Hi all, >> Thought this might be of interest! >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PyOYsQmetQ > > Very nice to see a 'properly implemented' machine. That particular one > is a bit pricey for my target audience of potential new Ubuntu users.
That may be part of the problem. I suspect that, as usual, business class machines like the ThinkPads will likely be properly implemented while consumer class machines probably less so. > > I look forward to a machine which is available in UK and also > available without a Windows OS preinstalled. System 76 ship everywhere in Europe now, including the UK, have a "International UK Keyboard Layout" option and come pre-loaded with Ubuntu. > > It is interesting to speculate about just how I will be able to > confirm that a chosen machine is, in the event, 'properly implemented' > > Even with machines with bios, it has been onerous to determine in > advance, before purchase, which hardware, particularly laptops, would > work well out of the box (with Ubuntu). Fortunately, Ubuntu has > achieved really good compatibility with many machines, and improving. > It will be important to encourage that trend. Yes. Maybe a wiki page with a rating (from "Completely useless, avoid at all cost" to "Perfect") that we could all contribute to? So at least if any of us identifies how a particular model behaves, we can share the info. Bruno -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
