On 4/22/07, Omkar Raut omkar86@gmail.com wrote:
Hi, This is my first mail to mumbai lug!
- Is there a good shop in mumbai to buy linux pre-installed laptop (see
http://www.system76.com/ ) 2) What laptop brands are said to be most suitable for linux? -Omkar.
Try HCL [http://www.hclnotebooks.in]. Their 8008 model [http://www.hclnotebooks.in/product_detail.asp?code=AX008008] comes preloaded with Ubuntu 6.06, retails for around Rs.42000 or less. Here are the specs:
PRODUCT CODE AX008008 MODEL D9912 Intel(r) Centrino(r) Duo Mobile Technology Intel(r) Core Duo Processor T2250 2 MB Cache, 1.73 GHz, 533 MHz FSB Intel(r) 945GM Chipset Intel(r) PRO/Wireless 3945 Network 802.11b/g Linux preloaded 512MB DDR2 SDRAM upgradeable upto 2 GB 120 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive, DVD Super Multi Drive 14.0" WXGA Wide Screen TFT (1280X768) 4 in 1 Card Reader, Express Card Slot 86 Keys + 5 Hot Keys Keyboard Li-ion Battery (6 cells) Approx. 3 Hrs 10 min 10/100/1000 Ethernet on Board, 56K Modem, Inbuilt Speaker System ACPI 2.0 Power Management with intel SpeedStep technology Ports: 3 USB, 1*IEEE1394, 1*External MIC Input, 1*External Audio Out, 1*External SPDIF Out Bluetooth Dongle Leaptop Bag