[PLUG] Need laptop recomendations

[drew wymore]

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 11:37 PM, Pomeroy Lab <admin at mindblowingidea.com>
wrote:

> So you say you need a laptop or PC? Check this out:
>
> $250.00 GNU/Linux Desktop PCs Going Fast!          My name is Justin
> Breithaupt with Computer Rescue and a customer of mine just recently ordered
> 20 PCs from me. I have some contacts that can get me computers at
> unbelievably low prices.
>  These PCs will be as follows:
>  2.0 Ghz or faster single core AMD AM2 processor,
>  80 GB HD Space,
>  1 GB RAM,
>  Card Reader,
>  DVD Burner,
>  128 MB Nvidia PCI Express x16 video card.
>  Ultumix GNU/Linux 0.0.1.5
>
>  My normal selling price is $300.00 but I will give a $50.00 discount to
> students, charities, churches, ect.
>  Call for details about adding 17″ LCD monitors for very low prices.
> Quantity lowers the prices.
>  1-208-750-5628
>  This offer will only be available until Tuesday April 1st 2008. This is
> no April Fools!
>  Also ask about our cheap laptops.
>  (money received from this sale will go towards expanding my business in
> my local town, helping Ultumix GNU/Linux by hiring programmers to help out,
> and buying a few of these computers to keep them in stock)
>
>
> Sean Whitney <sean.whitney at gmail.com> wrote: Well no one has said it yet
> but for that price look at macs. I have a
> very nice one for about 1300 after adding an after market hd and
> memory. It runs OS X, Linux, or xp. (probably vista too i haven't
> checked)
>
> I have both good and bad support for the apple store and great support
> from some of the athorized stores
>
> Sean
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Mar 28, 2008, at 3:42 PM, "Alan"  wrote:
>
> > It looks like I am going to need another laptop.  This one is near
> > dead.
> > (It overheats if the cpu runs for more than a minute at full speed.)
> >
> > What I am looking for is something that has a good warranty, is
> > light, has
> > an AMD dual core processor, a fast video card with lots of ram and
> > is not
> > over $2000.
> >
> > I am looking at a couple of HPs.  I have ruled out Lenovo.  (They
> > don't
> > have the graphics card I need.)  Dell is overpriced for what I want.
> >
> > Are there other brands I should look at?  I don't know who has a good
> > warranty for accidental breakage these days.
> >
> > Ideas? Suggestions?
>

Alan,
I bought an Acer Aspire from a big box retailer just over a year ago and
while it did just recently give up the ghost it met most of your
requirements I believe as it was an AMD dual core system. It was cheap (sub
700) with a 15.4 inch display and ran Linux without a hitch even with the
included ATi video .. which with recent releases of the proprietary drivers
makes eye candy with compiz very easy.

HTH,
Drew-