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

[Matt Jacob]

If there's a demand for these among TFUG, I have one (original owner) 
that I'd be willing to sell. I don't get much use out of mine---maybe 
someone else could?

It's basically the T60 that Jim was describing. Core 2 Duo @ 2.0 GHz, 2 
GB RAM, 14.1" screen @ 1400x1050, 120 GB SATA HD, ATI X1400, etc. You 
can even have my "advanced mini dock" if you want it. That thing went 
for $250+ by itself back in the day.

It's really built like a tank, though. Looks brand-new, feels like a 
brick, and weighs less than a gallon of milk. I've got 2 power adapters 
for it, but the battery is pretty much shot.

Matt

On 8/22/10 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.
>
> There sure as hell is!
>
> Laptops that sold for $3,500 on up (sometimes WAY up) four years ago are
> coming in off of corporate lease for exactly the same price range as a
> new "consumer grade" rig - and stack up very, very well against a lot of
> brand new stuff.  The best deals involve systems with video cards ATI
> isn't supporting for Win7 but are thoroughly Penguin-compatible.  What
> I've built here:
>
> http://weeklyintercept.blogspot.com/p/rethinking-sub-500-linux-laptop-buyers.html
>
> ...is a complete spotter's guide to these critters - notes on models,
> flaws, good points and bad, issues with the various parts, etc.  Even
> some notes on common repairs.  As a single-spaced MS-Office document it
> comes out to 11 pages(!).  I don't think anything else quite like it
> exists.  It covers systems by IBM/Lenovo, Dell, HP and to a limited
> degree Toshiba.
>
> Comments welcome.  There's a very short "if you like this please donate
> to our election investigation effort" thing of one paragraph towards the
> beginning - it isn't repeated and the info is all free regardless.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
>
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