[lug] OT: looking for reasonable lcd sources

[Ferdinand Schmid]

They are in a different category than the Panasonic laptops...  IBM
T-series laptops are built around a metal frame and many even have a
metal display back (under the plastic cover) to protect the unit.  

We found these units to hold up much better than any other type of
laptop.  Of course they are also more expensive than other models...

Ferdinand

--On Tuesday, October 21, 2003 08:48:50 AM -0700 Glenn Ashton
<gfa at idiom.com> wrote:

> 
> I would contact Gateway customer support directly, and very politely
> explain the situation.  Ask them to quote a price for the part, if
> they have one, and ask if you can get the part at cost.  Though in
> some sense your friend is in the same boat as someone who just broke
> their laptop screen, in another, life in a wheelchair is different,
> and things that we all take for granted in terms of the way we
> interact with technology, buildings and our environment in general
> are more challenging.  I think it would be worth Gateway showing some
> consideration.  Maybe they won't but it doesn't hurt to ask people to
> be kind and generous.
> 
> Sometimes you can get lucky, and it takes just a small amount of time
> to send an email or make a phone call.
> 
> This does bring up a question that I have been mulling for some time.
> 
> Other than Itronix Gobooks, and Panasonic Toughbooks, does anyone
> know of any ruggedized or semi-ruggedized laptop systems that will
> run Linux happily (perhaps preinstalled even)?
> 
> -Glenn Ashton
> 
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2003, r_ms wrote:
> 
>> 
>> A handicapped friend dropped her Gateway SOLO2150 laptop from her
>> wheelchair, and broke the LCD. It takes a Philips LP141XA part
>> number. The cheapest that I have found to replace is $325. Does
>> anyone have any sources or ideas that would be more cost effective??
>> 
>> Feel free to contact me off-line.
>> 
>> Thanks.
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