[PLUG] need a laptop

Dale F. Victor dalefv at k-com.net
Fri Jan 22 21:24:02 UTC 2010


Hello!
 I have been dealing with Pacific Solutions for years and have never had 
anything but a positive experience. I highly recommend them. I have to drive 
from the coast to get there.

Dale F. Victor
Astoria
I used to live in Portland and joined back then.


On Friday 22 January 2010 12:39:04 pm frank hunt wrote:
> please excuse the lower case - i am temporarily without the use of my
> right hand  :(
> 
> thanks to all who responded . . .
> 
> some clarifications:
> 
> lots of memory means 2gb for a 32 bit os - 4gb for 64 bit
> don't particularly "need" blu-ray but many of today's drives include it
> not doing cfd or other big math but do want good performance
> 1600 x 900 graphics is cool - i have a 56" dlp tv so watching vids on
> computer = nop
> hdd size - more = better
> 
> m0gely wrote:
> > frank hunt wrote:
> >> i know this question periodically shows up - but usually it is not when
> >> i am looking for a laptop so i don't pay much attention.
> >>
> >> anyways - need a general purpose laptop with the usual stuff on it -
> >> lots memory, cd/dvd/blu-ray, wireless, 500gb +/- hdd, etc.  looking for
> >> recommendations.  i'll probably put ubuntu on it unless there is a
> >> better option.  also don't want to break the bank so<$700.  ideas?
> >> comments?  gotchas?
> >
> > What does "lots of memory" mean? You're being cheap if you want all that
> > for $700. I know you can go out and buy it, but the hardware is crap and
> > it's going to break. Here's what you're going to get that you didn't ask
> > for for that price. A horrible screen, and a weak processor. Why do you
> > want a BluRay drive if the screen doesn't have the pixels? Also, while
> > you could, I doubt the machine will have virtualization available in the
> > BIOS.
> >
> > dell.com/ubuntu is a good place to start. Or newegg where you can dial
> > in the requirements and it presents you with a list which you could use
> > to shop locally if you want.
> >
> > I would save for a couple months more. The Dell Latitudes are great
> > machines. You could try the Dell Outlet. I got my E6500 there and saved
> > $700. 3 year warranty is standard too. You're going to have to come down
> > a bit on the hard drive and BD drive to get the price you're wanting
> > though.
> 



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