[chopmo]

I'm sure there is money to be saved here. But the question is, how much of my time am I going to spend trawling through pages like this one?

http://www.clevo.com.tw/en/products/item.asp?procatalogID=7

Also, it would be a hassle to verify that the hardware was supported by Ubuntu. I didn't state this in my question, but I'm looking for something that "just works" to the extent possible.

I appreciate the tip though, thanks.

[nwmcsween]

Try malibal - a reseller clevo doesn't distribute to consumers directly. Hardware issues are largely a myth unless ubuntu doesn't backport drivers. If you want in depth answers look at a notebook website not hn