That particular model is beyong me then :) Could you point me to a website that has pricing & tech info for Compaq, their nz site is both light on tech info & has almost no pricing info. It's hard to compare laptops unless they have a tech summary & a price, I find.
Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:45 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > I can tell you that wholesale prices for n800c are around > $3500 excl. And that is from one of the largest wholesalers in NZ. > > As a reseller, I can find prices for a variety of models... > Most laptops these days have no issues running linux these > days too by the way. > > Regards > Adam > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:37 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > I haven't looked at the prices yet, but I have some dealer > friends & a student friend of mine says that his department > is spending ~3k on his laptop (which is an n800c) - so I > figure it's possible. And prices are always falling. Of > course my student friend may be getting bulk discount or > something, in which case I won't get that model :) > > Brad > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:23 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > > > > I would like to know where you could get a compaq n800c for under > > $3000 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:15 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Linux laptop > > > > > > I'm soon to be in the market for a laptop of the brand-new > variety. > > Of course, it must be linux compatible. My budget is <= > $3000 total > > cost (ie, inc GST). I'm looking at the Compaq n800c, does > anybody know > > how well this one fares (reports on the net are sketchy) Any other > > suggestions for laptops that may fit my bill? > > > > Cheers > > Brad > > > > > >
