A somewhat related question. Where is a good place to buy Lenovo laptop (with good price)? Is Lenovo website the only and best option?
thanks -v On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Vedanta Teacher < [email protected]> wrote: > Everyone, > > Thank You, > I'll see about ordering a T570 next week... > > > Blessings, > Paul W. > > On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 1:45 PM, Bill Weiss <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Bill Weiss([email protected])@Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 06:12:25PM > > +0000: > > > Joe Shisei Niski([email protected])@Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 09:51:48AM > > -0700: > > > > > > > > On 08/23/2017 07:16 PM, John Jason Jordan wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:53:49 -0700 > > > > > Vedanta Teacher <[email protected]> dijo: > > > > > > > > > >> I was thinking about replacing it with a Lenovo ThinkPad T570: > > > > > Thinkpads are famous for reliability and Linux compatibility. But > you > > > > > should also check out the offerings from System76. > > > > Many thumbs up to System76 for for nice turnkey Linux laptops, > > > > responsive pre-sale staff willing and ready to answer questions, and > > > > good service. I reccomend that if you go this route , do a little > > > > research onthe OEM of the system ad - I've purchased Clevo (also > sold > > > > as Sager and Alienware) hardware from them and never had a problem. > Not > > > > sure what they're selling these days. > > > > > > I cannot more strongly recommend against System76. > > > > > > At my previous company we used them for desktops and laptops for a few > > > years. After a number of bad hardware problems (example: three desktops > > in > > > a row had their power supplies catch fire. Not figuratively, actual > smoke > > > and fire) and their resulting lack of ability to fix those things (one > of > > > those desktops was in their hands for more than a month for repairs, > > > during which we had to just buy another computer for that user so they > > > could work) I talked to the management to see what we could do about it > > > and the answer was "eh, we think it's probably a problem on your > > side."[1] > > > We put all the System76 machines on Craigslist and bought Dells to > > replace > > > them, which were fine. > > > > > > I hear pretty good things about Clevo/Sager, though if you go that > route > > > you're the support and warranty department :) You can get replacement > > > parts cheap enough, but not super quick. Consider it buying a machine > > > built from NewEgg and you'll be fine. > > > > I forgot my [1] footnote: we had 100 people in that office, most with > > desktops. We had 3 power supply fires. Guess what the common thing among > > them was? We also had no other weird power issues: no monitors or TVs > > getting sad, no chargers being grumpy, etc. Also, all three of those > > machines had the same maker/model power supply. > > > > > > -- > > Bill Weiss > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
