--- Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 03:30:17PM -0400, Grant Shipley wrote: >> >> Its a toshiba p105-s6084 >> >> I got it on sale at Best Buy for 1350.00. The amazon link >> has it for 1398.00 with a 100.00 rebate -- making it 1298.00. >> You can't buy an apple with specs close to this for that same >> price. > > Thank goodness. If I could get an Apple for that price, it > might end up like a Toshiba! > > (I've had some bad experiences with Toshiba laptops and am now > biased)
Too true. I've never owned a Toshiba, but I've used a few at work, and I've yet to meet a good one. Between cheap construction and poor-to-bad Linux and BSD support, they're just not worth it. > My comment on this thread is: get what works for you, and > don't be surprised when someone else with a different budget > and different set of requirements ends up getting a different > machine. Also, if your budget is limited, take a look at used or refurbished laptops. For example, I see quite a few Thinkpad T42s on eBay for under $800, and they're a pretty decent machine. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
