Dell Business has the Dell Vostro 2420 Intel Celeron Dual Core Ubuntu 14" Laptop (London Slate) on sale for $299 with free shipping. Weighs about 4.8 lbs; measures 1.24" to 1.37" thick. Cut your ties to "the man"; Ubuntu Linux operating system installed. Here's a review of a slightly upgraded version.
Intel Celeron B820 Dual Core 1.7GHz, 2GB DDR3, 320GB HDD
14.0" 720p LED, Intel HD 3000, 802.11b/g/n, BT v4.0+LE
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When did Dell go back to offering puters with Ubuntu pre-loaded?
I thought that ended years ago?
I installed and played with Ubuntu for a week now. I spent a lot of time trying to get one of the programs on Windows to work on Ubuntu using Wine but am not successful. I like Ubuntu a lot, but unfortunately, the Windows program is needed for class; Now I'm installing Windows again... >.
Dual-boot is the way to go.
@gnimble - before you go back to Windows, try out Crossover. It's a bit pricey ($60), but runs a ton of software. http://www.codeweavers.com/products/
Or look at one of the Virtual Machine offerings: VirtualBox VMware, etc.
Although this particular laptop is probably underpowered for that approach.