<html><head></head><body>Hi Bob,<br>
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I have the following all dual booting with Ubuntu 11.04 and Windows with no problem:<br>
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Asus K52F, dual core 2.1 GHz cpu, 3 gb ram upgraded to 8 gb, 500 gb hybrid hdd, built in wifi, dvd writer (I think. I know it reads dvd's.), 15" screen, about 1 year old, floor model at Best Buy was $ 300. Only complaint is the chicklet keyboard. That would apply to all keyboards with very limited travel limited contour keys.<br>
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Dell Inspiron 1525, dual core 1.7 GHz cpu, probably 2 gb ram originally, upgraded to 4 gb, upgraded to 500 gb hybrid hdd, built in wifi, dvd reader, cd writer. The lid hinges eventually broke. It's now relegated to desktop duty. It's about 3 - 5 years old.<br>
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Toshiba Satellite 2455, single core 2.4 ghz cpu, probably 512 mb ram originally, upgraded to 1 gb, upgraded to 320 gb hdd, cd writer, external usb wifi. Lid hinges also broke. It's also relegated to desktop duty. It's about 10 years old.<br>
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On the Asus, I had a problem with Ubuntu 10.04 misinterpreting the touchpad as a mouse. This eliminates functions like drag to scroll, etc. That was fixed when I installed 11.04. If you want to run Ubuntu 11.10 and later, with Unity, make sure the GPU is up to snuff.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
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Ron<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">Bob Toxen <transam@verysecurelinux.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap:break-word; font-family: sans-serif">What is a good Linux-friendly Laptop these days in the $300-940 range<br />available locally?<br /><br />I want something good; for me that means no HP (IMO).<br /><br />Want DVD burner, a fair amount of memory and reasonable speed.<br /><br />I need USB ports, WiFi would be nice but I have a Linux-compatibile WiFi<br />PCMCIA card.<br /><br />I'm looking to buy at MicroCenter tonight (big hurry, long story).<br /><br />Thanks,<br />Bob<br /><hr /><br />Ale mailing list<br />Ale@ale.org<br /><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br />See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br /><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br /></pre></blockquote></div></body></html>