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| DATE | 2009-04-22 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Need advice on what type of laptop to get
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On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 01:03:05AM -0400, Amy Coleman wrote:
> Hi Denver
>
> Thank you for your wonderful suggestions! I'lll certainly look into those
> and go from there.
>
> Amy
HP Mini preinstalled with GNU/Linux
>
> 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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