[PLUG] need a laptop

drew wymore drew.wymore at gmail.com
Fri Jan 22 23:44:43 UTC 2010


On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Tim Wescott <tim at wescottdesign.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, January 22, 2010 11:23 am, 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?
>>
>> tnx . . .
>>
>>
>
> Although other denizens of this list have offered to hurl on my shoes for
> mentioning Acer, System 76 will sell you a nice Acer whitebox laptop with
> Ubuntu already loaded.  The one I got has lasted through three-four years
> of moderately heavy use (it's my "get email when I'm upstairs" machine, as
> well as my traveling machine).
>
> Of course, my previous laptop -- a Dell -- has lasted long enough that
> it's now fit only for Xbuntu, and is built well enough that at twice the
> age it looks less shabby than the System 76 one...
>
> You get the laptop, you get the system already loaded, and if it needs it
> you get a special driver set from System 76 to make all the questionable
> hardware bits play nice with Ubuntu.
>
> You _don't_ get Windows of any sort, so if you need something with Windows
> that you can dual-boot or virtualize you're pretty much out of luck.
>
> --
> Tim Wescott
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I have actually had good luck in the past with Acer gear. I wouldn't
puke on your shoes :-)

Drew-



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