[ubuntu-za] Ubuntu-powered Laptop

[Nashvin Gangaram]

Hi everyone

I think I have found it!!!

http://www.laptopdirect.co.za/laptop_specifications.php?laptop=32513:
GIGABYTE 9W1580P-733DZA Notebook Q1580P Series,  Intel® Core 2 Duo T6500
2.1GHz 2MB Cache 800Mhz FSB,  2048MB DDR2-800 SO-Dimm Memory (1x2048), 500GB
SATA 5400rpm Hard Drive, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN, 8x DVD Multi Writer
optical drive, 15.4" WXGA Glare Type  (1280x800 resolution) TFT LCD display,
2.0MP Webcam, nVidia Geforce GT130M with 512MB dedicated graphics,
10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, Free DOS operating system, 2
Year Carry in Warranty



On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 9:19 PM, Nic Roets <nroets at gmail.com> wrote:

> I see Vodacom recently launched a Ubuntu based netbook with HSDPA, 16
> GB flash, 256MB RAM. There are however a number of catches: It's on a
> 2 year contract which makes it very expensive if you don't need the
> bandwidth. The second one is that it's a PowerPC. So not only is it
> incompatible Windows and most Ubuntu repositories, it also has a much
> higher power consumption than the upcoming ARM architecture.
>
> http://www.liliputing.com/2010/05/linkbook-9-inch-netbook-with-a-powerpc-processor.html
>
> I'd much rather go for a notebook that has the right specs (regardless
> of brand) that is on special, even if it comes with Windows and find
> some other way of supporting Linux.
>
> Or to state it differently: I hate to support Microsoft, but it should
> not come at the expense of reducing the competition between the
> retailers and the manufacturers.
>
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