| I'm off to college and I'm gonna buy a laptop so |
by Talchas |
2007-07-10 04:48:23 |
| I'm looking for suggestions. I know what sort of stuff I want for the laptop, but I don't know anything about which companies people think are good or bad. I'm going to dual-boot linux/XP, so I don't mind paying the "MS tax" as long as its for XP. I'll probably be carrying it around in a backpack, so I'd rather have power than ultraportableness, in case that figures into which companies are good.
Also, is there hardware coming out in the near future which I'd want or would push down prices for the stuff I want?
The sorts of specs I'd like are:
Decent dual-core CPU
2 GB ram
XP professional (if it comes with windows)
CDRW/DVD or something in that range
Wireless of course, but whatever is best compatible with linux
Decent HD space, but I'm not gonna record video on this or anything
And a reasonable high res screen
Thanks for any tips you share.
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I'm looking at a dell from the small office range | by astro-g | 2007-07-10 05:06:32 |
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Check out lenovo | by imrambi | 2007-07-10 05:12:51 |
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Second that - they're built like tanks | by Arman X | 2007-07-10 05:57:41 |
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Has lenovo started being evil and not giving the | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 06:05:00 |
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Yes and no. | by Arman X | 2007-07-10 06:08:40 |
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Thirded, and last time I checked they would | by Classic_jon | 2007-07-10 08:06:12 |
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Lenovo sounds good, now if only I could manage to | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 09:56:32 |
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Ehhh... I hadn't looked at it in a while (n/t) | by Classic_jon | 2007-07-10 12:23:28 |
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They will send them to you as long as you | by joecrouse | 2007-07-10 12:58:03 |
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I think you are looking at Dell. | by RetiQlum2 | 2007-07-10 05:16:44 |
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Everyone is still selling XP. | by carthax | 2007-07-10 05:26:11 |
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I'm still gonna buy a couple of copies | by Havoc | 2007-07-10 05:49:43 |
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Dell Inspiron 1420n | by carthax | 2007-07-10 05:24:02 |
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Hmm, looks pretty good | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 05:53:21 |
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Dell, small office, get the D620 | by Havoc | 2007-07-10 05:48:36 |
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Hmm, I was looking at the D830 from dell earlier, | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 05:58:58 |
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The D620 is the ATG, 'tough traveler' | by Havoc | 2007-07-10 06:02:37 |
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Lemme try again there | by Havoc | 2007-07-10 06:04:46 |
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Looks cool, but I don't think my parents are gonna | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 06:08:13 |
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Just keep in mind there are other | by jiteo | 2007-07-10 06:12:02 |
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Thats the main reason I posted this - do you have | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 06:36:53 |
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Check with your college for deals to students. | by justncase | 2007-07-10 06:15:26 |
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Yeah, I did, but either I failed at using the site | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 06:36:08 |
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Unfortunately | by mpking | 2007-07-10 07:11:18 |
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Don't just trust their website | by Menetlaus | 2007-07-10 08:35:09 |
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The trick is a well written RFP. :) | by justncase | 2007-07-10 10:28:50 |
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IBM laptops are the most Linux-friendly | by mpicklesimer1 | 2007-07-10 06:37:24 |
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Check out Linux on Laptops to see how | by chrisbee | 2007-07-10 07:28:35 |
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Could you do a Desktop & laptop? | by Menetlaus | 2007-07-10 08:10:32 |
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Oh, I already have a desktop that I'm bringing, | by Talchas | 2007-07-10 09:55:16 |
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Ahhh... gotcha | by Menetlaus | 2007-07-10 11:48:45 |
