LAC News
Visit our laptop page or our ThinkCentre page to purchase a laptop or a desktop computer preinstalled with Ubuntu 9.04, the latest release of the Ubuntu operating system. As always we also offer the latest Ubuntu LTS release (currently 8.04), Debian (stable, testing, or unstable), gNewSense, Mandriva, Fedora, CentOS, Slackware, OpenSUSE, and legacy Red Hat.
Visit our laptop page or our ThinkCentre page to purchase one of several new Lenovo ThinkPad or ThinkCentre computers, all featuring the latest Intel multi-core CPUs and all supporting up to 8 gigs of DDR3 RAM.
Visit our laptop page to purchase the new, ultraportable Lenovo IdeaPad Netbook. Powered by Intel's Atom N270 processor and configured with 1.5 gigs of RAM, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, a 1.3 megapixel camera, USB 2.0, a multi-touch touchpad, and an LED backlit 1024x576 screen, the IdeaPad Netbook is ultraportable yet equipped to meet your mobile computing needs.
LAC now offers Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex in all of our systems. Intrepid systems ship with our unique system restore media and are available with optional full or partial disk encryption. As always, the most recent Ubuntu long term support release (LTS) is available preinstalled as well.
Visit our laptop page and choose from several new, low-cost ThinkPad options, including the 14.1 inch SL400 2743-4AU, which offers the latest Intel Centrino technology, 250 gigs of storage, and 2 gigs of DDR2 RAM and starts at only $888.
gNewSense DeltaH was released today, and we are pleased to offer preconfigured Workstations, Portable Systems, ThinkCentres, Laptops, and Servers, as well as fully customized Core 2 Duo, Athlon 64, Xeon, and Opteron computers, preinstalled with the latest gNewSense GNU/Linux operating system. gNewSense is a GNU/Linux distribution that is listed as free by the GNU Project.
LAC now offers Ubuntu Hardy Heron (scheduled for beta release 20 March 2008) in all of our systems. At this early stage, Hardy Heron is only recommended for usage in non-critical systems (for example, hobbyist desktop or laptop systems). Hardy systems ship with our unique system restore media and are available with optional full or partial disk encryption.
We are pleased to announce the availability of the exciting new Lenovo X300 ultraportable Thinkpad, featuring the latest notebook computing technology and preinstalled with your choice of GNU/Linux distribution. Visit our laptop page and order yours today. All Thinkpads generally ship in one week or less, come with our unique system restore procedure, and offer optional encrypted storage to protect your privacy.
Order your LAC Linux Thinkpad with full or partial disk encryption, including encrypted swap to protect your system when waking from hibernation. Protect your data with transparent disk encryption, offered out of the box upon request in your LAC Linux Thinkpad.
We are pleased to announce the addition of competitively priced AMD-based Lenovo ThinkCentre computers to our expanding Linux ThinkCentre lineup. Like all of our Linux ThinkCentre systems, the AMD-based systems ship in 7 days or less, preinstalled with your choice of several modern GNU/Linux distributions.
On time with the official release of Fedora 8, LAC is shipping ThinkCentres, ThinkPads, Custom Workstations, and Custom Portable Workstations preinstalled with 32 bit or 64 bit Fedora 8. Like all LAC systems, our Fedora 8 computers ship with our unique, automated system restore procedure that restores an LAC GNU/Linux computer to its original, fully functional state, leaving non-OS data intact.
We are very pleased to offer Lenovo ThinkCentre desktop workstations, preinstalled with your choice of GNU/Linux distribution and supported by LAC Linux experts. Visit our ThinkCentre page to see our ThinkCentre options. ThinkCentre systems come with a next business day, on-site warranty.
We are very pleased to offer Lenovo Thinkpad laptops, preinstalled with your choice of GNU/Linux distribution and supported by LAC Linux experts. Visit our Laptop page to see our Thinkpad options. For durability, quality, reliability, and Linux support, no PC laptop compares to a Lenovo Thinkpad prepared by LAC. More to come!
Visit our Clearance Systems page for bargain clearance systems, currently featuring a desktop Pentium 4 workstation and a portable Pentium 4 workstation. Both systems are great values, featuring technology near the cutting edge and 30 days of expert integration support, available at bargain prices in order to move fast. There are a limited number of these sytems available on a first come, first served basis.
LAC systems are now available with the latest Intel Xeon processor technology, including dual and quad core processors. We updated our XWN Numerical Workstation, which now features dual 3.0 GHz dual core Xeon processors. Visit our custom dual Xeon page to configure a custom dual Xeon computer, choosing dual or quad core processors and up to 32 gigabytes of RAM.
Visit our Portable Workstations page and check out our SN7P, a new Linux-compatible dual core Athlon 64-based system recently released by LAC Systems Engineers. The SN7P is a high-powered system in a small, quiet package, supporting the latest dual core AMD Athlon 64 CPUs, up to 8 gigs of DDR2 800 RAM, PCI Express video, serial ATA storage, and gigabit ethernet. Like the rest of our Portable Workstations, the SN7P is available diskless (see SN7PD) and can be customized online to meet your unique needs.
We have upgraded our Workstation line, offering four new workstations which feature the latest AMD Athlon 64 and Intel Core 2 Duo hardware. The C2D and A2D are engineered for all-purpose development, the FXWN for fast floating point computation, and the C2V for multimedia applications. Visit our Workstation page to order an LAC Linux workstation online today..
Visit our Portable Workstations page and check out our SDG2, a new Linux-compatible Core 2 Duo-based system recently released by LAC Systems Engineers. The SDG2 is a high-powered system in a small, quiet package, supporting the latest dual core Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Duo Extreme CPUs, up to 2 gigs of DDR2 800 RAM, PCI Express video, serial ATA storage, and gigabit ethernet. Like the rest of our Portable Workstations, the SDG2 is available diskless (see SDG2D) and can be customized online to meet your unique needs.
Visit our Clearance page and check out our LAC SBG5 portable clearance systems, featuring a hyperthreading Pentium 4 630 CPU, 2 gigs of DDR RAM, PCI Express x16 video, 250 gigs of serial ATA storage, gigabit ethernet, and more! These systems are full-powered worksations in a small, quiet package and are priced for quick sale and ready to ship today.
Visit our Portable Workstations page and check out our SBG5 and SNG5, two new systems recently released by LAC Systems Engineers. The SBG5 features support for the latest 32 or 64 bit Intel P4 CPUs, DDR2-667 RAM, PCI Express video, serial ATA storage, and gigabit ethernet. Similarly, the SNG5 features support for the latest 32 or 64 bit AMD Athlon 64/FX CPUs, PC3200 DDR RAM, 8X AGP video, serial ATA storage, and gigabit ethernet. Both systems are available diskless (see SBG5D or SNG5D in our Portable Workstations page), and both can be completely customized online to meet your needs.
Visit our Clearance page and check out three recent additions -- an LMAV mobile AMD laptop, an AMD MP 1.2 GHz desktop system, and an AMD XP 1500+ desktop system. These extremely capable computers were engineered, built, and loaded with Ubuntu by LAC GNU/Linux professionals and are ready to ship today. Quantities are limited.
We are pleased to announce the LUCHD2, a new Centrino-based Linux laptop offering the latest in PC notebook technology, including 533 MHz FSB Pentium M CPUs, PC4200 DDR2 RAM, serial ATA notebook hard drives, optional bluetooth, dual layer DVD burner, and more!
LAC is now shipping Laptops, Workstations, and Portable Systems preinstalled with Ubuntu Linux, a new, popular, Debian-based GNU/Linux distribution. From the About Ubuntu page: "The Ubuntu team releases a fresh Ubuntu every six months. It includes the latest kernel, X, Gnome and other key applications, and is supported with security updates for 18 months."
LAC is now shipping one of the quietest desktop-class P4 system available based on Shuttle's stylish ST62K XPC. Base your custom P4 GNU/Linux system on the ST62K, which is now available in our custom Pentium 4 workstation page. Your ST62K-based system will provide high performance via an 800 FSB Pentium 4 CPU (up to 1 meg of L2 cache) and up to 2 gigs of fast DDR400 RAM, yet will have an extremely quiet, variable speed CPU fan and a silent external power supply.
We are pleased to announce the LUCGM2, a new Centrino-based Linux laptop which offers high screen resolution, good desktop performance, long battery life, and is easy to carry at only 4.7 pounds.
LAC GNU/Linux computers now ship with an automated system restore procedure that restores your system to its original state, leaving non-OS data intact. Our system restore procedure is distribution-independent and applies to every LAC Linux Laptop, Workstation, Portable, and Server.
LAC Linux Laptops now support ACPI S4 sleep (suspend to disk) when running the preinstalled 2.4 or 2.6 kernel -- every laptop, any GNU/Linux distribution (LAC offers Debian, Red Hat/Fedora, SuSE, Mandrake, and Slackware).
To help simplify the move to the new 2.6 kernel for our customers, every LAC Workstation, Laptop, Portable System, or Clearance computer now offers 2.4 or 2.6 kernel options at the GRUB boot screen. Try the new 2.6 kernel in your new LAC computer.
Visit our Clearance page, where you will find a dual PIII terabyte file server, a very inexpensive PIII Debian system, and more.
Visit our Clearance page for two new dual AMD systems offered at discounted prices. Like all of our clearance computers, these systems are built of new parts and are covered by our standard 2 year warranty.
Upon request, you can have the latest 2.4 and 2.6 kernels installed by LAC in your new Workstation, Laptop, or Portable System. You can choose at the GRUB screen whether to boot a 2.4 or a 2.6 kernel. For existing LAC customers, we have a Support page where one can get help adding a 2.6 kernel to ones Linux 2.4-based LAC system.
In addition to our excellent e-mail support available at support@laclinux.com, we now have a Support page, where one can get help with kernel upgrades, find driver updates and special config files, and find info about new software for ones LAC Linux system.
LAC is shipping Fedora Core systems configured to use APT (for RPM) for software package management. The APT system handles RPM dependencies, greatly simplifying software installation in RPM-based GNU/Linux systems.
We now offer a low-cost, full-featured Linux-compatible projector. Its variety of input options help make this unit useful for a variety of tasks besides giving presentations or watching videos with your GNU/Linux notebook or desktop computer.
Our LUCGM now offers an optional, low-cost 802.11a/b/g internal wireless NIC by Atheros.
LAC offers SMP desktop workstations using AMD Opteron CPUs, powered by SuSE Enterprise Server 8 or a by a free download SuSE 8.2 beta, both optimized for the 64 bit AMD platform (8.2 beta not recommended for mission critical applications). Rackmount options coming soon.
Introducing the LAC SXG2, a workstation-class portable computer, supporting the latest 800 MHz FSB Hyperthreading P4 CPUs, DDR400 RAM, serial ATA, and more! This is the first system in our new Portable Workstation line. For a diskless system, choose the LAC SXG2D, prepared by LAC for seamless integration into your computing environment.
In addition to our standard custom 2.4 Linux kernel, any LAC Linux Workstation, Laptop, Portable, or Clearance computer ships with a custom 2.6-test kernel (upon request). Boot your LAC Linux computer with a 2.4 or a 2.6-test kernel (both options available at the GRUB or LILO boot prompt).
LAC appears in the LJ 2003 Readers' Choice Awards. LAC's dual Xeon Ultimate Linux Box, the high-powered ULBX, is in the Favorite Desktop Workstation category. We have two systems in the Favorite Portable Workstation category: the popular LUMAV AMD-based Linux notebook; and our new LVC3, the first in our line of portable Linux computers.
For the home or office user seeking a small, quiet, inexpensive Linux PC, LAC releases the LVC3, the first in our line of portable Linux computers. Terminal and diskless configuration available.
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