[vox] Desktop Recommendations

[Jeff Newmiller]

Feels a bit quaint to think about buying a vendor desktop these days. Generally laptops have proliferated (I use an Asus Chromebook), and cloud computing carries the generic heavy computing load. I would only think about a desktop if I was specifically looking for certain hardware, and vendor lock-in would defeat the purpose. My adult kids both built their own (one, not being a "techie", collaborated with siblings, but participated in the build).

Sorry, I suppose that wasn't especially helpful. Best of luck!

On January 26, 2022 7:30:46 PM PST, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
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>Cathy is active on facebook reporting on her
>life, kids, home....
>I believe earl is in Thailand.
>Kids are doing their things, sometimes with
>mom.
>I think the separation doomed Zareason, as
>Earl was the one who chose the manufacturers
>and specific configurations of the machines
>that Zareason rebranded. Not sure, of course.
>
>I'm looking for a laptop before my current
>Zareason laptop dies.
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>On 1/26/22 1:56 PM, Bill Kendrick wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 01:02:57PM -0800, Bob Scofield wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> My wife needs a new computer. We are both Linux Mint users, though
>>> my wife is open to either Windows, Mac, or Linux.
>>>
>>> Sadly, Zareason has gone out of business. So I'm looking for a
>>> company that sells Linux desktops. Among others I see System 76,
>>> Lenovo, Think Penguin, and Puget Systems. Does anyone have any
>>> recommendations for a seller of Linux desktops?
>> Aww, that's sad to hear. :( These days I'm on a Lenovo Thinkpad, but I
>> very much appreciated by ZaReason laptop when I had it.  Everything
>> basically worked out-of-the-box.  (I'm on a pair of T480s-es, which
>> seem plenty suitable for my work and home needs.)
>>
>> I hope the ZaR crew are doing well out there!  (I see no new posts
>> to either the official twitter, or that of Cathy, their CEO, since
>> October 2020.  I wonder if the pandemic hit them... supply chain
>> issues, or ...?)
>>
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