[ale] New laptop

[Brian Stanaland]

I don't know them from personal experience but check out
http://system76.com/index.php. Their netbook comes with 2 GB of RAM and
their 12.1, 13.3, and 15.4 inch models have up to 8 GB of RAM.

Brian

On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 1:29 AM, Brian Pitts <brian at polibyte.com> wrote:

> On 09/30/2009 07:27 PM, George Allen wrote:
> > My home laptop broke, physically, after 5 years of abuse (IBM's stand
> > up well), so I am looking to buy a new one. Considerations are:
> >
> > -Thinkpad T or X series. - I've had a T41 (still running headless w/
> > dead LCD after 7years) and X32 (latest, cpu fan died) I like IBM, like
> > the keyboard, prefer the trackpoint to a touchpad, and am satisfied
> > with the durability. Also- IBM hardware generally supports linux.
>
>
> If you want linux, why not buy a laptop that comes with it?
>
> You can upgrade an Inspiron 15N with Ubuntu 9.04 to a Core 2 Duo
> processor, 4GB of RAM, and 6-cell battery for less than $600.
>
> Recently I've seen plenty of three year old Dell laptops that are in
> good shape. My own is 2 years old now and doing fine. Granted, it
> doesn't have a trackpoint.
>
>
> http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/linux_3x?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
>
> --
> All the best,
> Brian Pitts
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