Laptop with good processor speed (2GHz and above)

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When purchasing a laptop for Linux Ubuntu, a processor speed of 2GHz or higher is essential, with a budget of $400 to $600. It's recommended to avoid laptops pre-loaded with Windows to save costs and simplify installation. Standard configurations are sufficient for general tasks like web browsing and programming with languages such as C and Perl. Last year's models are often adequate and more affordable. Dell and Lenovo are frequently recommended for their reasonable pricing and good customer service, while Asus is noted for its lightweight notebooks. Overall, the focus should be on finding a reliable laptop with good driver support for Linux.
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Am going to be purchasing a laptop this month. Am specifically looking for a laptop with good processor speed (2GHz and above). I am not going to be loading Windows on it, but Linux Ubuntu. Thus, I don't want all those laptops that come pre-loaded with Windows. Price-range is around $400 - $600. Am not looking for something extraordinary. Please add your recommendations.
 
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Just buy some laptop with more processor speed (as per your options more than 2 GHz).
Buy the latest one that is available in the shop..that is enough for your case..Also you use Linux, which is easy and good for any laptop with standard configuration. Only gaming need extraordinarys..After buying you can easily format (if it is loaded already with Windows)..and install your Linux (suse, or ubuntu, etc)..For Linux there is nothing to care..any thing standard and somewhat relatively new is enough.
 


Being as you don't want windows, you will want to try and find a laptop that doesn't have it installed to save you a little money. You may also want to look to see what laptops have the best driver support under linux. Do you just want this for web and word processing? What do you want to do with it?
 


I'm going to be debugging, dealing with buffer over flows... (Don't know what else I will have to learn. This is all I know as of now.) using C and Perl scripts.
 


Well just for those purposes, you won't really need the cutting edge. You should be able to look at last years models and get along just fine.
 


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Well just for those purposes, you won't really need the cutting edge. You should be able to look at last years models and get along just fine.

Yeah. I'm not looking at anything high-tech in the first place. Most of them are out of my budget. I just wanted to know if anyone has had any experiences with this and could recommend a specific model.
 


AS for you give the information ,ipersonally ,i can recommand DELL AND LENOVO laptop for you .

Not only both have reasonable price ,but also have good service after selling .
http://www.wholesaler3000.com/Wholesale-dell-laptops_c775
http://www.wholesaler3000.com/Wholesale-lenovo-laptops_c809
 
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