[PLUG] Dual-Boot Laptop Recommendations

Dan Colish dan at unencrypted.org
Mon Aug 17 22:09:44 UTC 2009


On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 03:05:36PM -0700, Chaz Sliger wrote:
> I currently have an IBM Thinkpad T42 which I got because of its reputation
> for reliability.
> 
> I'm looking to replace it with something comparable so my wife can have this
> one.
> 
> I need more disk space for the data files I work with.
> 
> Would another T-series be a good choice?
> 
> They don't make the T42 anymore but the T500 seems like it would be a modest
> upgrade.
> 
> I'm open to anything that will run Win-XP and Ubuntu with good WiFi support.
> 
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I'd say go for the T400. It's a nice size and has a good amount of
power. I run arch on it currently, but I am sure Ubuntu will work just
fine too.

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--Dan



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