[ale] And now, on topic - laptop hardware recommendations

[Chuck Payne]

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:06 AM, Richard Bronosky <Richard at bronosky.com> wrote:
> My dad just had a mobo failure on his Acer One netbook and is looking
> for a replacement. It has to have Linux friendly components, of
> course, but other than that nothing is sacred but price. It could be
> anywhere between a netbook and a 15". Goal is to spend <$300 for a
> netbook or <$500 for a laptop.
>
> What brands do you trust?
>
> Which do you avoid?
>
> Are there any deals you would like to take advantage of this week?
>
> Are there any local deals worth me picking up for him?
>
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I would recommend Dell laptop, I know to most that might be evil, but
with the back-to-school special coming up, the prices are in that
range, plus so far on the hardware side I have better lunch with them
than other brands. I know that weird to say.

Dunno much about netbooks, since I am MacHead  I am still debating a
netbook or iPad.

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