A couple of comments here:
I have purchased a number of refurbished laptops and had good luck with
all. Most were from eCost and were HP factory refurbished.
My son-in-law just bought a "new" Lenovo through an eBay store and it
turned out to be refurbished. Fortunately the store agreed to take it
back or refund him some cash. They are negotiating now. There was
nothing really wrong with it other than a dent and he didn't like the
keyboard, but there is a bios fix that seems to improve things
I personally prefer HP/Compaq and Lenovo.
WRT: Python, while you probably can get an Android tablet to run Python,
I think you are better off with a low-priced laptop running a full Linux
distro. Not only does it support Python but you also have access to
editors and IDEs. I use Xemacs for all my development. Also, tablets, as
much as I like them, do not have the USB support you have on a laptop,
and also do not have hard drives.
On 09/13/2013 08:11 AM, Eric Chadbourne wrote:
Go to Micro Center in Cambridge. I'm typing on a very thin and quick
enough laptop I got there a couple of months ago for $400. i3, 500gb
hd, 6gb ram, 4 usb 2, 1 hdmi, dvd, sd card, metal accents, and pretty
nice for the price.
They have some refurbished computers as well.
Good luck,
Eric
------ Original Message ------
From: "barry goldman" <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: 9/12/2013 12:20:58 PM
Subject: [Discuss] need advice buying new tablet/laptop
Hi guys,
my laptop fried and don't know where to begin picking a new one. I'd
like a tablet or small laptop that preferably i could read outside in
the DAYLIGHT! and that i can run linux and python on. with sd flash
slot and usb ports. is it possible to get one with one of those
epaper screens you can read in the sun? used is ok, i'd like to get
by on less than 300$ I'm in Beverly mass, but come into cambridge
regularly. any ideas of where to see these beasts or how to find one
would be appreciated! calling would help too, cause i'm stuck using
library computer! 917 526 2580. thanks
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Jerry Feldman <[email protected]>
Boston Linux and Unix
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