Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tony sayer Newsgroups: uk.comp.os.linux,comp.os.linux.misc,uk.d-i-y Subject: Re: New Dell Latitude for linux Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 08:36:46 +0100 Organization: Bancom Comms Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Injection-Info: mx05.eternal-september.org; posting-host="309d708568fe8c83ce55d41bc6c736e6"; logging-data="9919"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1++3w7ymQHVZEeordSd9tGsLYjSiofyvRM=" X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.02 U Cancel-Lock: sha1:M3vcn/p+D0F8aQcVgLpE9Zk2trE= Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:11899 >> Why Dell? Well I can get a decent academic discount as Dell supply my >> uni. And I quite like SWMBOs E6420 - at least it's form factor. > >I really wouldn't go with a Dell. Or at least make sure you get a >support package. Some at work have them and they do break down... Well we do have one and it did develop a hard drive fault but they sent someone around to us!, we didn't have to send it off anywhere they came and replaced it on site here:)... -- Tony Sayer