[PLUG] Dual-Boot Laptop Recommendations

Chaz Sliger chaz at bctonline.com
Tue Aug 18 18:47:59 UTC 2009


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:plug-bounces at lists.pdxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Dan Colish
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:10 PM
To: plug at lists.pdxlinux.org
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Dual-Boot Laptop Recommendations

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.

--
--Dan
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CHAZ>
Dan, Thanks for the input.  I looked at the T400, but would probably go with
the T500 due to its larger (15") screen.  It seems to be pretty much the
same as the T400 otherwise.
-chaz






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