[olug] Laptop Recommendations

Sam Flint harmonicnm7h at gmail.com
Tue Sep 18 12:38:05 UTC 2012


I,'d reccomend EightVirtues PC,  theymtake a while tj get to you,  but
you're supporting a hasband-wife only company,  they are great machines,
rebranded MSIs,  and i have had 0 hardwale issues,  and they come with
Linux pre installed.

-- Sam Flint,
imrunningoutofideas.co.cc
On Sep 17, 2012 11:22 PM, "Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T" <jeffh at dundeemt.com> wrote:

> I am looking to replace my aging laptop and I'm looking for a programmer
> and *nix friendly system.  I5 or I3 + High resolution screen  (won't go for
> 1366x768 ick) and a good keyboard (not a fan of the chiclet kb's -- I touch
> type)   Anyone bought something similar recently that they would recommend?
>  T series thinkpads?  I don't have a problem filling it up with after
> market memory or SSDs most vendors charge way too much compared to after
> market prices.  I've looked at system76 but those chiclet keys and consumer
> displays are a no-go for me.
>
> Also, I could stand to update my wireless router.  I've got a boatload of
> wireless devices in the house, many stream video (roku boxes) and laptops.
>  Anyone want to recommend something?  Cisco ea3500, Netgear n750 or cisco
> e4200??
>
> --
> Best,
>
> Jeff Hinrichs
> 402.218.1473
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