pc/laptop

[Randall Ross]

@Ilija: You wrote: "If it's a new laptop it should run Maverick without
any issues." That statement is false.
A laptop's "newness" is generally NOT an indicator of how well it will
work with Ubuntu. (By the way "Maverick" is the pre-release name for
Ubuntu 10.10, so one shouldn't be running "Maverick" any more, I hope!)

@John: Ubuntu compatibility is normally NOT a function of RAM or CPU as
nearly any modern system will have these resources. In fact, I can show
you *many* systems that have over 2GB of RAM and a very fast dual-core
CPU and still have issues.

Surprised? Don't be. Most hardware incompatibility issues relate to:
wireless chipsets, graphics adapters, and peripherals support. Source:
http://collinp.com/index.php/2011/01/13/ubuntu-hardware-issues-poll-results/
(We also documentation that validates this chart from Ubuntu Vancouver
tech support events.)

For anyone encountering this thread, if you want a laptop that runs
Ubuntu 10.10 without issue, then either:
1) Buy one that has Ubuntu pre-installed (e.g. http://www.system76.com), or,
2) Buy one that is Ubuntu-certified for Ubuntu 10.10. The complete list
(for all releases of Ubuntu) is here:
http://webapps.ubuntu.com/certification/

Finally, an introduction to U-WOE is here: http://randall.executiv.es/uwoe

Please tell your friends.

Cheers,
Randall
Ubuntu Vancouver LoCo

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On 11-01-14 09:14 AM, ubuntu-ca-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:
> From: Ilija Milicevic <engr3337 at gmail.com>
> To: The Canadian Ubuntu Users Community <ubuntu-ca at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Sent: Fri, January 14, 2011 12:20:18 AM
> Subject: Re: pc/laptop
>
> If it's a new laptop it should run Maverick without any issues. You can't buy a 
> new one with under 3GB of RAM and I never go over 2GB and I'm quite a resource 
> hog). About a gig on Opera and another 300MB on Chrome, running for a bit over a 
> week without a reboot lol.
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 13, 2011 at 8:26 PM, jl <j_lp at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> Hi raymond my name is John Papineau I am the tech for the Ubuntu
>> >Kootenay group in Nelson bc
>> >
>> >how much memory do you have on your notebook and how big is your cpu and
>> >how much memory do you have on your notebook
>> >
>> >I need to know the following thing before I can find out if your
>> >notebook can run ubuntu
>> >
>> >thank
>> >
>> >Ubuntu kootenay group
>> >
>> >John Papineau