[PLUG] motherboard repairs
Joe Shisei Niski
joeniski at easystreet.net
Thu Jul 23 21:26:32 UTC 2009
m0gely wrote:
> If cost is an issue then get what you can afford. If you want something
> that lasts, look at Thinkpads, Latitudes/Precisions, Apple, etc. Just
> picking one of those up you will feel the difference in quality.
>
>
To that list i'd add the Sager laptops based on Korean whitebox
manufacturer Midern (the basic boxes are also filled out & sold by
AlienWare and other high-end gaming machine retailers, for a higher
premium). Great base hardware and option selections (display, video
card, disk, ram, tv tuner, etc.), easily user-upgradable, decent
warranty, and good customer service through 3rd-party online retailer
XoticPC.
Best of all, you can buy them without an operating system!
i own 2 of 'em, one 4+ years old, the other just under 2yrs. The last 2
or 3 releases of Ubuntu have worked nearly flawlessly, including
hibernate/suspend and power management (though the older one has the
usual ATI video driver issues).
Joe
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Joe Shisei Niski
Portland, Oregon, USA
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