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Simon Waters wrote: > Neil Williams wrote: > >> On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:27:06 +0000 >> >> Nice to see the reverse for once - so many still think that Windows is >> easy to install and everything else is hard. It just isn't true. > > Personally I think Rob should buy from a vendor who supports Linux > directly, rather than messing around with refunds from a company > notorious for poor support of Linux. That said I think Acer make nice > laptops, and the folks at the repair centre near Plymouth were helpful > when I needed them and not too scared by my laptop booting something > other than Windows. They were slightly phased by a end user turning up > in person I think. > > What about the acer aspire on then, ok the installed linpus may not be to the tastes of the average linux hacker, but for a beginnner it seems fine, and it can be upgraded to another distro (perhaps with help from the local user group). May not be perfect but its better than having pre installed windows anything that you don't want or need Paul. -- Support open file formats use ISO 26300 Open Document format DCLUG - chat http://www.zleap.net/chat next meet - TBA -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html