I love my Dell laptop. It's got Ubuntu 10.10 and it is very reliable. Ask for laptops pre-installed with Linux when you call them--some options don't appear on the website. <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 10 April 2011 23:23, Kevin Schultz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:schultkl@ieee.org">schultkl@ieee.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="gmail_quote"><div>So...any recent experience purchasing a laptop to run Linux? ;o)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Saving up for a laptop purchase in the next few months:</div><div><ul><li>Primary user: UC-Davis computer engineering undergrad (<a href="http://computerownership.ucdavis.edu/config.php" target="_blank">2011-12 recommended specs</a>)<br>
<br></li><li>List of <a href="http://bit.ly/ghqlw7" target="_blank">UC-Davis computer engineering software</a>--for example, Matlab (does not sound too intense)<br><br></li><li>Migrating from an <a href="http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11794_na/11794_na.html" target="_blank">HP Compaq nc6000</a> business notebook, circa 2004<br>
<br></li><li>Budgeting $400-$700<br><br></li><li>PC only (no Mac)<br><br></li><li>Casual gaming only (namely, Flash-based Facebook games)--desktop will be where real gaming occurs<br><br></li><li>Matte screen (as opposed to glossy, so it works decent outdoors)<br>
<br></li><li>Intel i5 or above or equivalent AMD</li></ul><div>Thanks for any insights!</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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