[lug] Cheap laptop for a neophyte

Kevin Kempter kevin at kevinkempterllc.com
Wed Apr 8 07:12:02 MDT 2009


On Wednesday 08 April 2009 06:47:30 Elyse M. Grasso wrote:
> A computer user at work wants to buy an inexpensive laptop for home use
> (she thinking about edubuntu, since she has small kids, but has barely
> learned enough to know there is such a thing as edubuntu).
>
> She would like something under $600.  She doesn't want a netbook: she wants
> a larger screen and keyboard.
>
> My own hardware is much higher end. Does anyone have suggestions about
> machines I can point her toward? Or away from?

I have a few ultra cheap IBM thinkpads T60/T61 models. Only problem is they 
have no built in wireless device.

Interested?
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