[lug] Cheap laptop for a neophyte

[Nathan Berry]

I just recently purchased a Dell Inspiron 530 for a friend of mine that is
even more computer naive.  Dell is running some good deals right now,
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspndt_530?c=us&cs=19&l=en&ref=dthp&s=dhs.
Do not get the 530s, as the slim case runs hotter.  I have the quad core
version of this machine and am running Ubuntu.  There is a model for under
$500 with a 17" wide screen monitor.  Plenty of memory and disk space for a
novice with room to grow.  The machine is very quiet as well.


Nathan Berry


On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 6:47 AM, Elyse M. Grasso
<emgrasso at data-raptors.com>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).
>
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> 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?
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> Elyse Grasso
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