Desk top replacement

[Alan Dacey Sr.]

On Friday, June 04, 2010 05:52:17 am Neil Winchurst wrote:
> Neil Winchurst wrote:
> > Alan Dacey Sr. wrote:
> >> If you don't mind paying the windows tax, a Dell Latitude E6400 works 
> >> absolutely perfectly with Kubuntu., wireless, touchpad, graphics and all.  
> >> I got one from work and just had to double-boot it :)
> >> It also has enough power for basic computer use.  I have had multiple 
> >> spreadsheets, documents, a couple of tabs in firefox open at the same 
> >> time with no slowing down or stuttering.  As long as you don't expect to 
> >> play high-end games on it, it just works. TM
> >>
> > I have no interest in games. Thanks for the suggestion, I will do some
> > research on that one.
> > 
> > Neil
> > 
> I have had a first look. It is very expensive and only a 15" screen!!
> For that price I would expect at least an 18" screen and a separate keypad.
> 
> Neil
> 
> 

I didn't look at the price, got it from work.  I did have an older laptop from 
Dell that also worked great.  It was more like a netbook than a laptop 
though.  In my meanderings across the interwebs I usually find that Dell 
and Linux work well together if you want to go that way.

-- 
Alan

"Now no one has to tell an old Aberdeene pub-crawler how to applaud, captain."  
Montgomery Scott