[lug] Who sells good Linux computers?

[Daniel Webb]

I second the advice for:
  - build it yourself (the time spent researching hardware compatibility is
    well worth it)
  - newegg.com rocks

You didn't ask, but if you need a laptop, used Thinkpads are really solid.  I
have bought 5 Thinkpad 600Es off Ebay for around $300 each and had very few
problems.  I think they're down to around $250 now.  Run a basic Debian or
whatever, connect to a fast network, and run a VNC session to your fast
desktop somewhere.  The screen and keyboard can't be beaten for anywhere close
to that price.  At $250, buy an extra one if you don't want downtime.

On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 10:38:06AM -0600, dino at boulder.net wrote:

> I'm fairly new to this group, having read the letters awhile.
> Couldn't find anything under < http://lug.boulder.co.us/index.html > on
> this one.
> 
> I'm running a dinosaur Compaq with Fedora Core 3 Test 1 (still not offically
> out; I recommend avoiding it as some software is still buggy), and
> want to get a new computer.
> 
> I don't care to touch Dell, as one must buy Microsoft OS with them.  There
> are plenty of vendors out there selling Linux boxes these days, from
> low end Wal-Mart boxes to sky's-the-limit computers, but who is truly 
> worthwhile?  I'm not into gaming, and want a good, serviceable computer 
> that I can customize a bit, i.e., at least 512 Mb of memory, a zip drive, ...