[lug] linux laptop search

[David L. Willson]

Pretty hot, until you go to actually find one to buy, and you realize that it's "built for Windows 8" 
http://www.zdnet.com/the-acer-aspire-r7-is-built-for-windows-8-7000018260/ 

I've had enough of that kind of fun, to last me a very long time. 

-- 
David L. Willson 
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This is a good time for a r3VOLution. 

----- Original Message -----

> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Michael J. Hammel <
> mjhammel at graphics-muse.org > wrote:

> > > Also: no Thinkpad recommendations?
> 

> > The nice thing about thinkpads used to be the mouse stick. The way
> > I
> 
> > type (and because I use a USB mouse) the touch pad used by most
> > laptops
> 
> > is a hindrance. On some laptops (specifically Intel chipsets) I
> 
> > couldn't turn off the touch pad cuz it wasn't a Synaptics.
> 
> This might be just the machine for you:
> http://www.techdigest.tv/2013/05/acers_aspire_r7.html

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