[HacktionLab] How t buy a laptop that will work with Linux

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HP 255 G1 Laptop with Ubuntu

    AMD Dual Core E1
    4GB RAM + 750GB HDD
    15.6" Screen
    Webcam + Bluetooth
    AMD Radeon™ HD 7310 Graphics

http://www.ebuyer.com/620311-hp-255-g1-laptop-with-ubuntu-h6q17ea-abu

 £199.98 inc. vat

On 29/07/14 13:18, Andy S wrote:
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> 
> On 29 July 2014 11:52, yossarian <yossarian at aktivix.org> wrote:
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>> Just to be a little different: if you want something small and powerful, I
>> have had very good success with the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition.
>>
>> From a processing power and physical size point of view, it is roughly the
>> same size and weight as a MacBook Air, but with an i7 processor and 8GB of
>> RAM, it's about halfway to a MacBook Pro.
>>
>> It comes with Ubuntu 12.04 preloaded, works fine with 14.04, haven't tried
>> Debian.
>>
>> http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/xps-13-linux/pd
>>
>> Downsides:
>>
>> * you may or may not like the 1080 resolution on a 13" screen
>>
>> * 8GB of RAM is soldered in place, it's not upgradeable, so it's not a
>> good Big Data laptop
>>
>> Yoss
>>
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> ​Nice but be wary of ultra-slim laptops as the SSD hard drives are
> non-standard and not always easily replaceable, so check the
> warranty/replacement availability​. A related tale of woe from Stuart
> Langridge:
> 
> http://www.kryogenix.org/days/2013/12/08/lenovo-u300s-and-ssds/
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