buying a laptop either bare or with Ubuntu

[Bill McGonigle]

On 2009-01-21 3:33 PM, Lloyd Kvam wrote:
>       2. was purchased at Staples, but, after installing Ubuntu, the
>          screen driver was simply too slow to tolerate.  We returned the
>          laptop after running the Windows restore.

I've seen the Dell sign in the window at Staples, but didn't look at the 
display - do they have demo units to try?  I'm thinking an Ubuntu LiveCD 
or USB stick could be useful here.

-Bill


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