[PLUG] Looking for Linux laptop, SATA, >= 2007
Keith Lofstrom
keithl at kl-ic.com
Wed Feb 2 00:06:26 UTC 2011
A former plugger is now in foreign lands, and wants a replacement
for his venerable Thinkpad T30. He likes the Lenovo T60, but most
of those on eBay are going for more than he can afford. Being
stateside, I can buy and fix and test before sending to him. Once
it is shipped, it will be difficult to maintain, so we want something
robust. SATA and WIFI are required, something 2007 or newer needed
so it has some life left. He will be running Ubuntu, probably 10.04 .
Any T60s available under $180 among you? More likely, do any of
you have another quality brand of laptop which you can recommend
for reliability and for Linux drivers?
We are thinking HP if we can't afford a Thinkpad, but I have
insufficient experience with their reliability. I've seen far
too many failures with Dell to take a risk with those. Heck,
many models of Thinkpads have flaws (some T30s, some T61s), but
at least I know which ones to avoid, the Linux Thinkpad community
shares lots of stories.
Please don't think of this as an opportunity to unload a junker.
This machine will be my friend's livelihood, and he will not earn
the funds for replacement for a long time. We need data more than
we need a particular machine.
Keith
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