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Have you tried looking around computer fairs, or other such places where you might find an old battered PC from an office/school clearout? When I was in need of such a thing at uni a few years back I picked up an ex-school computer circa 1994 for £15. It only had 32mb RAM of course, but again... £15... It ran Ubuntu just fine. No sense buying a laptop if you don't need/want/like one. On Sun, 2009-09-06 at 12:30 +0100, Neil Winchurst wrote: > I use kubuntu which is updated every six months. Since I don't really > trust upgrades I usually just do a new install whenever I decide to > upgrade. (Which is not every six months by the way. More like every 18 > months.)This means messing about with transferring backups to the new > install and lots of playing around with the new version to get it as I > like. Plus some aggro from daughter about missing files. > > Anyway, although I do not like them, I am considering getting a laptop > as a sort of test bed. I can then install the latest version and play > around with it to see if I am going to like it or not before committing > to it. All of this without causing any problems with my current version. > And I might even get to like laptops!! > > Since I know so little about what is out there I am looking for some > advice such as > > would a refurbished (and so cheaper) laptop be a sensible option? > > are there any makes to avoid? > > are there any makes to seriously consider? > > any recommendations gratefully received > > Thanks > > Neil > > > -- 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