please excuse the lower case - i am temporarily without the use of my right hand :(
thanks to all who responded . . . some clarifications: lots of memory means 2gb for a 32 bit os - 4gb for 64 bit don't particularly "need" blu-ray but many of today's drives include it not doing cfd or other big math but do want good performance 1600 x 900 graphics is cool - i have a 56" dlp tv so watching vids on computer = nop hdd size - more = better m0gely wrote: > frank hunt wrote: >> i know this question periodically shows up - but usually it is not when >> i am looking for a laptop so i don't pay much attention. >> >> anyways - need a general purpose laptop with the usual stuff on it - >> lots memory, cd/dvd/blu-ray, wireless, 500gb +/- hdd, etc. looking for >> recommendations. i'll probably put ubuntu on it unless there is a >> better option. also don't want to break the bank so<$700. ideas? >> comments? gotchas? > > What does "lots of memory" mean? You're being cheap if you want all that > for $700. I know you can go out and buy it, but the hardware is crap and > it's going to break. Here's what you're going to get that you didn't ask > for for that price. A horrible screen, and a weak processor. Why do you > want a BluRay drive if the screen doesn't have the pixels? Also, while > you could, I doubt the machine will have virtualization available in the > BIOS. > > dell.com/ubuntu is a good place to start. Or newegg where you can dial > in the requirements and it presents you with a list which you could use > to shop locally if you want. > > I would save for a couple months more. The Dell Latitudes are great > machines. You could try the Dell Outlet. I got my E6500 there and saved > $700. 3 year warranty is standard too. You're going to have to come down > a bit on the hard drive and BD drive to get the price you're wanting > though. > -- frank hunt (L0F) R0B-ZAR1 befuddled linux admin erstwhile photographer hillsboro oregon _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
