[ubuntu-uk] a new laptop

[Mac]

London School of Puppetry wrote:
> Hi there I am about to buy a new laptop- I was told that Dell do one with
> Hardy Heron already installed. Is this ok, oe should I get one with nothing
> then put HH onto it. I suppose this is just
> -- -basic advice I need. Caroline


I bought Dell's entry-level laptop last year (then, the 6400N) with 
Feisty pre-installed.  Worked flawlessly;  and upgraded to Gutsy without 
a hitch.

Dell are currently selling these:

http://tinyurl.com/34fctn

The laptops look as though they come with Gutsy.  Should upgrade OK in 
the normal way.

I've been very happy with my Dell laptop - solid, reliable, and the 
cheap one seems good value for money.  I'd buy another if I needed a laptop.

Only thing to mention is that Dell partitions the disk rather 
idiosyncratically.  If you want a classic partitioning scheme - e.g. 
'/' + 'swap' + '/home' - you're going to have to reinstall Ubuntu on the 
Dell.  And in that case, you might want to consider other options, where 
you'd have to install the OS yourself anyway.  But, of course, you can 
be confident with the Dells that the hardware will work, even if you do 
reinstall.

HTH

Mac