BareBones Laptops.

[pclinmike]

Anybody got any views on these barebone Laptops please..

http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1504.html

http://www.novatech.co.uk/laptop/range/novatechnspiren1523.html

We normally use KDE Desktop.

[Just17]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

[Yankee]

Anybody got any views on these barebone Laptops please..

The Intel HD 4000 graphics is supposed to be their best.

I was looking at a 17" HP laptop with AMD processor and
Radeon 7520G graphics, for $499 US.   

I think they're mid-range machines, half better, half worse.


regards,

FF

[joechimp]

How ironic. I was just pondering this question today. Actually have been thinking of it for some time.
A good quality bare bones laptop is something I could use.
I need to check these out.

[7272andy]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

I have had nothing but praise for these, all my machines have come from them.

[pclinmike]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

Thanks for link , they look interesting, you can configure what you want on them

[Yankee]

I'd actually wait till after Xmas to buy a computer right now.

Prices here in Illinois are all over the place.   Some good
laptops and towers are going new for $199.

regards,

FF

[gseaman]

Anybody got any views on these barebone Laptops please..

The Intel HD 4000 graphics is supposed to be their best.

I was looking at a 17" HP laptop with AMD processor and
Radeon 7520G graphics, for $499 US.   

I think they're mid-range machines, half better, half worse.


regards,

FF

I've read that the newer 7xxx radeons have problems in Linux. I think that includes the proprietary driver as well as the free radeonhd. I don't know which ones, but I would research the specific card first. I would stay away until the situation changes. Unless you want to be a driver developer.

Galen

[Yankee]

Anybody got any views on these barebone Laptops please..

The Intel HD 4000 graphics is supposed to be their best.

I was looking at a 17" HP laptop with AMD processor and
Radeon 7520G graphics, for $499 US.   

I think they're mid-range machines, half better, half worse.


regards,

FF

I've read that the newer 7xxx radeons have problems in Linux. I think that includes the proprietary driver as well as the free radeonhd. I don't know which ones, but I would research the specific card first. I would stay away until the situation changes. Unless you want to be a driver developer.

Galen

That machine was at WalMart, of all places, and yes,   I would
definitely pull out my flash drive and check the video that it had
been properly been accepted.   And/or be sure they'd take a return if it
doesn't.  Could be great or a complete disaster otherwise.
Don't know what else to do.

Thanks for the response.

FF

[pclinmike]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

Order placed for a '15.6" Genesis IV' Laptop, I had a 500Gb upgrade for the hard drive, NO Operating system/any software, Found you can get a further £15 off by searching for a 'Discount voucher code'   .
Total £315 (£81 off   ).
Take about 11 Days to build.

[Just17]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

Order placed for a '15.6" Genesis IV' Laptop, I had a 500Gb upgrade for the hard drive, NO Operating system/any software, Found you can get a further £15 off by searching for a 'Discount voucher code'   .
Total £315 (£81 off   ).
Take about 11 Days to build.

Good luck with your new laptop ......  I hope it does well for you 

[pclinmike]

Good luck with your new laptop ......  I hope it does well for you 

Thanks, It's a replacement for my daughter's PCLinux run Acer she uses to do her uni work on ,  I get her old one  and it will be on stand-by in-case the new one fails.
I will put another post on when I try to put 'KDE Minime' on it.

[7272andy]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

Order placed for a '15.6" Genesis IV' Laptop, I had a 500Gb upgrade for the hard drive, NO Operating system/any software, Found you can get a further £15 off by searching for a 'Discount voucher code'   .
Total £315 (£81 off   ).
Take about 11 Days to build.

Good luck with your new laptop ......  I hope it does well for you 

+1

[blarney]

I read good things about these people ....  might be of interest too ...

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/

Order placed for a '15.6" Genesis IV' Laptop, I had a 500Gb upgrade for the hard drive, NO Operating system/any software, Found you can get a further £15 off by searching for a 'Discount voucher code'   .
Total £315 (£81 off   ).
Take about 11 Days to build.

Mine is due to arrive on Monday. Looking forward to installing PCLos KDE on it when it arrives.

Cheers,
Blarney

[blarney]

Have so far been unable to install Pclinuxos 2012.08 KDE satisfactorily on this laptop. Problems seem to be purely related to it not recognising the Intel HD 4000 chipset.

When I booted up for the first time after installing, it bizarrely would only show on half of my screen. I managed to get into PCC and configure it to use a resolution of 1366 x 768 and changed from VESA to INTEL but I had all sorts of strange graphical artifacts and miscolouring. Fully updating and using XFdrake gave me the same results.

For the moment, I've switched to Linux Mint 13 KDE which doesn't have these problems. I would prefer to use Pclinuxos, so if anyone has any bright ideas I'm willing to try again. Is it down to the kernel version being too old or the Intel driver? I read that the ivy bridge function is in the kernel now?

Cheers,
Blarney