Laptop recommendations

[david at thekramers.net (David Kramer)]

On Friday 14 May 2004 2:25 am, Derek Martin wrote:
> On Fri, May 14, 2004 at 01:44:03AM -0400, David Kramer wrote:
> > So I want to buy a high-end laptop (probably below $2,000).  I know
> > there's a few sites that cover linux on laptops, but they often
> > contain coflicting information and views.  I would rather solicit
> > information from people I know.  Features and speed are more
> > important than size or battery life.
> >
> > Has anyone bought a laptop and put Linux on it recently?
>
> Not recently, but I never had much trouble with Dell Inspirons.
> Limiting your price to under $2,000 initially struck me as
> eliminiating the possibility of getting a high-end laptop, but it does
> seem a little more feasible these days.  I guess it all depends on
> what you consider high-end...  ;-)

$2K will buy a hell of a lot of laptops today (Dell seems to run unusually 
expensive; not sure where the extra value comes from if it's a bitch to get 
them serviced).  But that's NOT a hard limit.

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