> I know I could have researched the purchase more carefully, but > unfortunately, I was in a rush and foolishly assumed that a laptop > purchase would be simple. Go figure...
Carlos, IMHO, go for business laptops rather than consumer ones. It may be more expensive, but it's worth every penny. My personal usage that I have used for a couple of years which the best ones are: * IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad T series * HP/Compaq N series * Dell D series Of course, there are other notebook business line manufacturers out there, but the above is what I have experience. If money is an issue, refurbs or second hand notebooks are a great deal still for me, even if the second hand Thinkpad T notebook has a $50 difference with the new acer celery laptops. There is a reason, and business laptops are built to last and very sturdy compared to consumer laptops. Example, my good friend has the Dell D500 for 4 years now... you would not believe how abusive he is with that laptop, but it just goes on and on. Finally, my dear compaq armada pentium II 300Mhz. Would like to throw it away, but this thing just won't die, and just keeps on humming. -- regards, Andre | http://www.varon.ca _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
