-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:52:26 -0600 Richard Owlett wrote: > > Richard Owlett wrote: >>> I'm in RURAL SW Missouri. A local used/surplus computer store >>> is offering a Dell Latitude D620 (4GB memory, 80GB hard drive, >>> Intel Core Duo @ 2.4 GHz) for ~$500. It reportedly has the >>> majority of manufacturer's warranty. >>> >>> Any comments on how suitable a Linux platform this would be? > > Thanks to various answers received I did enough research to find > the store was not telling me everything. Browsing newegg.com > indicates I should be able to get a NEW name brand similar unit for > the same or lower price. Someone mentioned linux-laptop.net, it > should give me an idea if any choice I make is reasonable. > A couple of further comments.
Unless you need, or really want and can afford the latest thing, you will find a better deal by buying used. Since you want a notebook or laptop, you should understand that they never offer the leading-edge performance, due to the cost and power tradeoffs compared to desktop systems, so the latest often is not that much better. Do compare the prices and specifications of some fairly recent used machines to new ones to see this. Another thing to understand is that linux-laptop.net has reports for machines that have been out long enough for Linux users to test them with distributions available at the time. This has two implications. First, you won't see the latest machines there for a while. Secondly the reports on machines may not be current with the latest software. Best wishes, Robert -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk7XFbMACgkQ+qYMIUkNJCzXBACfWPU+KPrDU+rJ31hvaJXHy8Tf 0dIAn1tI+YXEmm6ir++4ujuhb/dqsaKM =vjLE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
