Dell XPS 13 has the advantage to be in the market with a special version of Ubuntu made for engineers, called project Sputnik On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Ned Slider <ned at unixmail.co.uk> wrote: > On 27/11/13 13:26, Nux! wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I need to buy an ultrabook. Any recommendations for something that > > would work out of the box more or less? > > I do not want a Chromebook (or anything ARM) or one of these new > > "touch" laptops, in fact I'm after a nice matte screen. Budget is > > modest-ish (£500/$800) so dont go crazy. :) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Dell XPS 13 ultrabook works fine with RHEL6/CentOS6 out of the box. It > does have a glossy screen though. > > You can get some very good prices on refurbished models through Dell > Outlet for around the £500 mark as opposed to over £1000 new. You should > be able to pick up a Core i5, 8GB RAM, SSD and full HD display for > around £500 but you sometimes have to wait for the exact spec you want > to become available (and they do get snapped up quickly). > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- "The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift." (A. Einstein) "La mente intuitiva è un dono sacro e la mente razionale è un fedele servo. Noi abbiamo creato una società che onora il servo e ha dimenticato il dono." (A. Einstein) Fabrizio Di Carlo