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| DATE | 2009-04-22 |
| FROM | Amy Coleman
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Need advice on what type of laptop to get
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Hi Denver
Thank you for your wonderful suggestions! I'lll certainly look into those
and go from there.
Amy
On Tue, 21 Apr 2009, Denver Gingerich wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 8:40 PM, Amy Coleman wrote:
> > Good afternoon everyone!
> >
> > I need advice. My laptop is from December 2006. And well, its beginning to
> > type backwards when I type. So I'm in search of a new toy. My lappie
> > lasted me quite a few years but I need to be out of the old and in with
> > the new. Too many memories on this one and want to close that chapter. So,
> > tell me what laptops are good. I want a small one. Suggestions??
>
> Here are some from Newegg.com, where you mentioned you were looking:
>
> Aspire One (blue, 2 lbs) with 8.9" screen, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB disk - $300
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115530
>
> Aspire One (white, 2 lbs) with 8.9" screen, 512 MB RAM, 8 GB disk - $300
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115489R
>
> Eee PC (white, 3 lbs) with 10.0" screen, 1 GB RAM, 40 (60?) GB disk - $400
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220368
>
>
> There are also some good ones from Dell (I recommend those running Ubuntu):
>
> Mini 9 (white, 2.3 lbs) with 8.9" screen, 1 GB RAM, 4 GB disk - $279
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?c=us
>
> Mini 12 (white, 2.7 lbs) with 12.1" screen, 1 GB RAM, 40 GB disk - $399
> http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-12?c=us
>
>
> You said you were looking for a small laptop so those are the
> suggestions I gave. All of these are 3 pounds or less, compared with
> 5-8 pounds for a large laptop. I would take my 3 pound laptop with me
> over my 8 pound laptop any day; it's so much lighter.
>
> My recommendations are all for laptops running a distribution of Linux
> (either Ubuntu or another one). These tend to be less expensive and
> more customizable than Windows. These will do web browsing, e-mail,
> word processing, and virtually any other task you would normally do in
> Windows. However, if there are specific Windows applications that you
> rely on, they might not be right for you. Let me know if you're
> concerned about that.
>
> If you have any questions about my suggestions, I'd be happy to answer them.
>
> Denver
> http://ossguy.com/
>
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