[Tfug] Slightly OT: is anybody in need of a cheap but good laptop?

[Jordan Aberle]

hahahahah

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:

> Oh MAN!  You posted to the list and not me, and I didn't notice!  Gawd.
> Sorry!
>
> :)
>
> (Seriously...whoops....)
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:12 PM, Jordan Aberle <jordan.aberle at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Great, now I get to bid against a bunch of TFUGGERS.  Watch the price
>> skyrocket.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:09 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> It's probably not shitty:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/LENOVA-T400-ThinkPad-Laptop-Needs-Driver-Software-/290461667538?pt=Laptops_Nov05
>>>
>>> The doubly-a-dumbass moron can't spell "Lenovo" so there's a chance it'll
>>> get missed by people looking.  Put a $10 bid in, you might win :).  And for
>>> us, "driver software" is a total non-issue :D.
>>>
>>> The deal on this model is this: there's about a 1/3rd chance that it's
>>> got TWO video cards, switchable in the BIOS.  It will definately have an
>>> Intel GMA4500.  It might also have an ATI 3470 gaming class card as well.
>>> In Linux you'll have a bitch of a time switching from one to the other on
>>> the fly, I've heard it's impossible in Ubuntu, esp. with the proprietary ATI
>>> drivers.  But like I said, as a BIOS setting, no problem at all.  It's kinda
>>> like a mullet video card: business up front, party in the back.
>>>
>>> :)
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:42 PM, Jordan Aberle <jordan.aberle at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Where can I find a shitty expensive laptop?
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Possibly really cheap - and it's not me selling.  First person to
>>>>> respond gets a hot tip.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jim
>>>>>
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