[lug] Looking for a laptop...

Zan Lynx zlynx at acm.org
Fri Oct 24 10:18:38 MDT 2008


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Mike Stanczyk wrote:
> Well, I'm in the market for a used laptop again.  My new job is needs me to
> have a linux laptop but it's a startup and the money situation is *wierd*.
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> My budget is around $500.  I'd like to go new but I have other priorities
> and I need something in the next week or so, not the 3-4 weeks a new one
> would take.

The BestBuy outlet center (not a recommendation but I know people who
bought stuff from there and it was ok) has one for $450.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8892772&type=product&id=1211587727715

The specs are twice as good as a Athlon64 laptop I bought for $2k
several years ago and certainly exceed your requirements.
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