[vox] Laptop purchase recomendation

[jim stockford]

I got two laptops for the about $1000 range:

One way to go
    i got a thinkpad T42 from craigslist ($900), wiped out
windows, put on Fedora Core 5, and had a tough time
getting the wifi to work. Finally did it--it's tricky.

Better way to go
    MUCH BETTER: I bought a LS1250 from RCUBED
with fast hard drive, 1GB RAM, 1.5GHZ CPU, 12 inch
display, dual boots Ubuntu and Fedora--I love it and
I love RCUBED--about $1300 total, works great. Took
about two weeks from ordering to receiving.

http://shoprcubed.com/

Note--there are several sites with "rcubed" or some
variant in their names. It's the shoprcubed.com site
that represents this company.


On Sep 25, 2006, at 8:36 PM, Joshua Morris wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I am shopping for a new laptop and am looking for suggestions on 
> laptops that work well with Linux.  I have been looking at HP's 
> dv9000t  with the core 2 duo chip set.  At < $2,800 i'm scared to 
> exaust my student budget on it if it is not going to do what I am 
> looking for.  This is the configuration I am looking for:
>
> HP Pavilion dv9000t customizable Notebook Pc
> EZ379AV
> 	• 	– Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7200 (2.0 GHz)
> 	• 	– 17.0" WXGA+ Ultra BrightView Widescreen (1440x900)
> 	• 	– 512MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7600
> 	• 	 – HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone + Webcam
> 	• 	 – FREE Upgrade to 1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)!!
> 	• 	– 240 GB 5400 RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120 GB x 2)
> 	• 	– FREE Upgrade - LightScribe DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
> 	• 	 – Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network w/Bluetooth
> 	• 	– HP ExpressCard Analog TV Tuner w/remote control
> 	• 	– Two High Capacity 8 Cell Lithium Ion Batteries
> 	• 	– HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
>  If you use any other brands that have similar specs let me know.  If 
> you have had any good/bad experiences with Linux on a hp that too 
> would be greatly appreciated.
> I looked around on Google to see if I could find any websites that 
> might have more information, but there wasn't much available becuse 
> the laptop has only been out a few months.
>
> Joshua
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