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On Wednesday 30 March 2011, Robin Atwood wrote: |
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> I am in the market for a new laptop and would be interested if anyone else |
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> on the list had recently bought a laptop in which all the hardware worked |
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> out of the box with Linux. I am most concerned about WiFi/audio/webcam, |
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> the finer points of hibernation are of lesser concern. Currently I have a |
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> "Linux Certified" machine but I want to avoid shipping costs to the UK. |
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Thanks to everyone who replied. The overwhelming choice seems to be a ThinkPad |
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so I have just ordered a T510 with a Core i7, 4GB of 1033 RAM and a 1600x900 |
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screen Now I can't wait for it to be delivered. :) |
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Hopefully this thread will be useful to other users. |
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Cheers |
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-Robin. |
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Robin Atwood. |
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"Ship me somewheres east of Suez, where the best is like the worst, |
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Where there ain't no Ten Commandments an' a man can raise a thirst" |
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from "Mandalay" by Rudyard Kipling |
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