Andrew Tarr is on permanent record as saying: : :I'm considering buying a laptop, if my finances will stretch. My sole :requirement (beyond the obvious things everyone wants, like :reliability and *as much power as possible*) is that it run linux :well, although a DVD drive would be nice also. : :I'm in Canada at the moment, as you may know, but it sounds like I :*might* be coming back for a couple of weeks at the end of November, :so it's possible that I might be able to get something in NZ if :something good crops up. : :However, mostly at this stage I'd like brand/model :recommendations. Is it worth considering the second-hand market?
Can you trust a second hand laptop? A lot of pieces are integrated, and hard to replace if you have problems. When I came here from Canada, I bought a Dell before I left, with a warrantee which would be recognised worldwide. (Good thing, too. My DVD drive behaves like a spoiled teenager.) :I guess I was hoping to spend not much more than $1,100 CAD, which is :around the $1,500 NZD mark. That might be difficult for a decent laptop. They tend to be priced high both new and used. --- -
