On Monday 07 August 2006 20:23, Tyler Smith wrote: > Hi all, > > Fishing for more advice on a laptop purchase here. In an earlier thread > on this list just about everyone was plugging thinkpads as the way to > go. My budget is a little on the light side, but I could manage a > 'low-end' thinkpad like an R51 or maybe a T42. However, I notice that > the specs on comparably priced, or somewhat cheaper, Dells (Inspiron > e1505), Toshibas (A105), Lenovo (3000) and Compaqs are generally better > than what I'd get with a thinkpad. These brands/models seem to get > higher ratings in a lot of the on- and off-line magazines, while more > geek-oriented sites push the thinkpads.
I have a T41 running SuSE 10.1 and am very pleased with it - everything I've used so far is well supported. -- JAY VOLLMER [EMAIL PROTECTED] TEXT REFS DOUBLEPLUSUNGOOD SELFTHINK VERGING CRIMETHINK - IGNORE FULLWISE -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
