[Tfug] TFUG gets to see this first - laptop buyer's guide, Linux specific

[Jim March]

Yeah, short screens are a plague because people measure on the diagonal.  I
mean, a brand new system with a 15.6" screen (1366x768) has to be bettter
than something four years old and only 15.1" (1600x1200), right?

Grrrrr.

It's more than just the screen shape going on here though.  Build quality.
Ye Gods.  Example: spill liquid on the keyboard of an IBM T60/T60p/T61/T61p
series.  Internal channels divert it around the circuit boards (all of 'em)
and dump it out the bottom with zero damage.  Whoa.  Internal all-metal roll
cage.  Metal outer screen lid layer.  And so on.

These critters sold for $3k+ for a reason.

Jim

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:05 PM, <earljviolet at deserthowler.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Jim,
>
> I wondered where to find this information.  You saved me much preliminary
> searching.  I hate f$%&@*g short screens.  Makes it hard to VNC into
> machines and to read web pages and do almost anything.
>
> Earl
>
> On Sun, August 22, 2010 6:15 pm, Jim March wrote:
> > Folks,
> >
> > In doing research for a new laptop, I looked at current consumer-grade
> > stuff
> > in the $300-$500 range and was disappointed as hell with the build
> > quality,
> > poor selection of ports and interfaces, crappy video cards and screen
> > resolutions.  I figured there had to be a better answer.
>
> Thanks, Jim
>
> --
> If you play a Windows install CD backwards it has satanic verses.
>
>
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