[olug] Laptop suggestions?

[Cheyenne Deal]

Have you looked into the Dell Factory Outlet? I thing, if memory serves
right, the Latitude series of laptop are supported in Linux. I noght be
wrong, last time I tested that was a few years ago.

On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 22:47, Dan Linder <dan at linder.org> wrote:

> I'm finally ready to replace my aging P4-3GHz laptop.  I know that any
> mid-level CPU and graphics card will be much faster than my current system,
> so my only hard requirements are:
>  * 17" LCD with 1920x1200 resolution
>  * Support for more than 4GB RAM (I'll start with 4 and move up from there)
>  * (And of course Linux compatibility!)
>
> I do a lot of VMWare work -- it's not uncommon to need 2-3 server instances
> (Windows and Linux) running at once, so the ability to go to 6 or 8GB of
> RAM
> when prices fall further is a must.  (My current desktop has 4GB and it
> chugs with some of my VMWare test scenarios.)
>
> I've been looking through NewEgg and the only options there are some Asus
> laptops (ASUS G71G-Q2 or G71G-A2 - both around $2200).  I see that the
> Lenovo W700 meets my requirements but it's quite a bit more expensive
> (around $3000).
>
> Anyone have any current favorite sites and/or brands they want to share?
> I'm even willing to look into the refurbished lists as long as I can get a
> decent warranty.
>
> Dan
>
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