[lug] Cheap laptop for a neophyte

[Bear Giles]

Dell is running sales on 12" inspirons.  They're right on the edge of 
netbook since it's a smaller screen and no CD/DVD, but I just ordered 
one for $440 plus tax and shipping.  An external CD/DVD adds about $80.  
It's ubuntu and I don't know how hard it would be to change to 
edubuntu.  Dell's also running sales on the larger inspirons but I 
haven't been tracking those prices since I was looking for the small 
form factor.

The main thing to do is to check their website daily and not panic when 
the price jumps.  They try a different combination of base price + 
discounts every few days and the bottom line can shift by as much as 
20%.  Just be patient and ready to act when the prices drop again.

Bear

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.
>
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> My own hardware is much higher end. Does anyone have suggestions about 
> machines I can point her toward? Or away from?
> -- 
> Elyse Grasso
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