"Dan Churchill" <churchid at visi.com> wrote:
>
> It's an ASUS L8400 PIII 1.0 GHz, 384 MB RAM, 30gig HD, etc.  Don't know how
> Linux-friendly it is, but the advertised prices are 1999.99 with WinME, and
> 1899.99 with no OS.

I've done a bit of searching for good laptops..  As much as I want to get
Linux pre-installed, or no OS on it, I think I'll have to give and get
Windows -- otherwise my pocketbook will never forgive me.  And, well, I
also have to get Microsoft Works or MS Office, plus an Internet service
plan, which I don't understand.

I really want a big display, so I've been taking a look at Dell's Inspiron
4100 with Ultra XGA (1600x1200).  Except for the display, you can get a
very similar system to the above for the same or less money (okay, I'm
probably going to buy the box with 128MB of RAM, then buy 512MB from
somewhere else -- one thing that Dell heavily overcharges on..)

A configuration I figured was decent turned out to be about $1700.  I
guess I'm being cheap on the warranty though (1 year instead of 3), and
might change that..

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