[ale] Notebook Recommendations?

[Matt Kubilus]

I've got an Acer.  Not a bad system.

Pros:

* Good price
* Looks better than any dell I've seen
* Good specs for the price
* Feels nice and solid, unlike most dells or compaqs

Cons:

* Runs kinda hot (maybe its a core duo thing)
* Keyboard kinda sucks
* Touch pad kinda sucks

M
On 7/15/07, James P. Kinney III <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
> I picked up an Acer dual core Turion a few months back for ~ $600. The
> next iteration is out for the same price but only single core thanks to
> the system now having Vista home basic.
> <gag><choke><Spit>walmart</retch></retch></vileness>
>
> On Sun, 2007-07-15 at 21:36 -0400, David Tomaschik wrote:
> > I'm currently looking for a new notebook computer, but as a college
> > student, I'm trying to keep costs down.  I'm probably going to dual-boot
> > it for a few Windows apps, but it'll mostly run Ubuntu.  My current
> > notebook is a 9.5 lb behemoth, and at times, it and a few books in my
> > Targus backpack can kill my back, so I'm looking for something a little
> > lighter.  Basically I'm looking to find the price/power/weight
> > sweetspot.  Anyone have any recommendations on brands/models?  I'd like
> > to stick to around $1000, if possible.  I'd actually been looking at an
> > Apple which could tri-boot with bootcamp, but that has a large "brand
> > name tax" with it.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > David
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