m0gely wrote: > If cost is an issue then get what you can afford. If you want something > that lasts, look at Thinkpads, Latitudes/Precisions, Apple, etc. Just > picking one of those up you will feel the difference in quality. > > To that list i'd add the Sager laptops based on Korean whitebox manufacturer Midern (the basic boxes are also filled out & sold by AlienWare and other high-end gaming machine retailers, for a higher premium). Great base hardware and option selections (display, video card, disk, ram, tv tuner, etc.), easily user-upgradable, decent warranty, and good customer service through 3rd-party online retailer XoticPC.
Best of all, you can buy them without an operating system! i own 2 of 'em, one 4+ years old, the other just under 2yrs. The last 2 or 3 releases of Ubuntu have worked nearly flawlessly, including hibernate/suspend and power management (though the older one has the usual ATI video driver issues). Joe -- ________________________________________ Joe Shisei Niski Portland, Oregon, USA _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
