OT: notebook shopping
Erich Newell
erich.newell at gmail.com
Mon Apr 21 00:35:52 MST 2008
So much for keeping that short. ;)
On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 12:35 AM, Erich Newell <erich.newell at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's late so I'll keep this short...I *just* ordered a laptop for
> myself from Lenovo. For my purposes it was no competition (eraser head
> and Nvidia 570M were major factors) but all in all this is a great
> deal. I discovered their "Contractor Purchase Program" from a
> friend...there aren't any restrictions on it. HOWEVER: the sale that
> allowed me to get the price I did ends TODAY (4/21)
>
> Basically, its a completely pimped out T61p...*EVERY* option minus the
> RAM and OS...which I already have 4GB of to swap in my current laptop
> (put their 2GB in mine to make it "sellable" on ebay) and the cheapest
> OS I can get so I don't feel guilty throwing it away. No linux on T61p
> :'(
>
> Note: I did put on an extra sata-bay adapter and a super stylie power
> adapter...and don't forget the 2year ON SITE service!
>
> http://www.lenovo.com/cpp
>
> passcode: 556655
>
> Here's what I got:
>
> Quantity Part No. Description Est. Ship Date Item Price
> Line Total
> 1 6459CT CONFIGURED SYSTEM
> 05/22/08 $1,608.97 $1,608.97
> 43Y3426 SBB INTEL CORE2DUO PROC.T9300
> 42V8012 VBB MS WIN VISTA HOME BASIC
> 42V8568 SBB MS WINVISTA HM BS32 US ENG
> 42V8288 ** SBB 15.4 WUXGA TFT
> 42X5976 SBB NVID QUA FX570M-256MB OPGL
> 41W2063 VBB 2GB PC2-5300 667MHZ 2DIMM
> 42V8195 SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH
> 42V8297 SBB UN(TRCKP TOUCHPAD)FINGERRE
> 42X5227 SBB 200GB HDD,7200RPM,DISKENC
> 42V8193 SBB INTEL TURBO MEMORY 1GB
> 42V8172 SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S
> 42X0806 VBB PC CARDSLOT SM CARDSLOT
> 42V8177 SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN
> 62P6054 VBB INTEGR.BLUETOOTH PAN
> 42V8187 SBB THINKPAD WIRELESS USB ADPT
> 39T6651 SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY
> 39T6442 SBB COUNTRY PACK NORTH AMERICA
> 42X1524 SBB LP-US ENGLISH
> 41C9167 LENOVO THINKPLUS EXTENDED SERVICE AGREEMENT - 2
> YEARS - ON-SITE
> 1 CAFEE08 RECYCLE FEE FOR PRODUCT WITH 15 TO 34 INCH DISPLAY
> 05/22/08 $8.00 $8.00
> 1 40Y8725 LENOVO THINKPAD SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE BAY ADAPTER -
> STORAGE BAY ADAPTER
> 05/22/08 $39.20 $39.20
> 1 41N8460 LENOVO 90W SLIM AC/DC COMBO ADAPTER - POWER ADAPTER -
> AC / CAR / AIRPLANE - 90 WATT
> 05/22/08 $95.96 $95.96
>
>
> Shipping & Handling $0.00
> Tax $138.80
> Total $1,890.93
>
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 10:31 PM, <fouldragon at aol.com> wrote:
> > I sort of wish they'd get out of the software business-- you wouldn't
> > buy a Windows laptop or a Linux laotop, but rather a machine that
> > boots, and runs the vendor's self-test, then waits for a boot disc.
> >
> > If the people who wanted Vista on their laptop had to install it just
> > as much as the people who wanted Slackware do, then all of a sudden:
> >
> > 1. Their support costs drop 90%-- the only things they really have to
> > handle are DOA hardware.
> >
> > 2. The Windows tax becomes obvious.
> >
> > 3. Preinstalled-software inertia becomes less of an issue.
> > (OpenOffice would get installed more if MS Office, or worse yet, its
> > free trial versiopn, wasn't preinstalled)
> >
> > 4. No more crapware.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: der.hans <PLUGd at LuftHans.com>
> > To: Main PLUG discussion list <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> > Sent: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 8:42 pm
> > Subject: Re: OT: notebook shopping
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > Am 20. Apr, 2008 schwätzte Cat Chapman so:
> >
> >
> > > I'm using a system76 laptop to post this. They make Linux lappies,
> > and
> >
> > > so far I've had nothing but great things with this machine.
> >
> > > Check them out at http://system76.com
> >
> >
> > By going with sytem76 or something else purchased with GNU/Linux we can
> >
> > get support for GNU/Linux.
> >
> >
> > At this point I do not intend to buy any computers that don't come with
> >
> > GNU/Linux pre-installed and supported.
> >
> >
> > I almost had to seriously consider getting a new laptop a couple of
> > weeks
> >
> > ago, so this is a current topic for me. I still needed the new
> > workstation
> >
> > and didn't consider anything that didn't come with GNU/Linux
> >
> > pre-installed.
> >
> >
> > I will play with Foresight when my KPC comes in,
> >
> > http://us.shuttle.com/Home.aspx, but I will shrink it down as a reserve
> >
> > with Ubuntu as my primary OS :). Shuttle is advertising compiz with the
> >
> > intel graphics chip. I expect good support. Maybe I'll run Foresight in
> > a
> >
> > VM.
> >
> >
> > I want the computer manufacturers to push the hardware industry for
> >
> > specs and Free Software drivers. That isn't going to happen if we
> >
> > don't intentionally and specifically purchase something with GNU/Linux
> >
> > pre-installed.
> >
> >
> > I would expect good support for suspend and all of the hardware for a
> >
> > laptop with GNU/Linux pre-installed. I likely wouldn't care about the
> >
> > modem, so I won't guarantee that I'd test every single component :).
> >
> >
> > The $700 system76 system comes with an intel graphics chip, so it
> > should
> >
> > have good X support since intel has been providing us with specs for a
> >
> > while.
> >
> >
> > It's also got a dual-core CPU, so virtual machines should have lots of
> >
> > resources available.
> >
> >
> > 4 GB of RAM should be plenty. Well, for now anyway :). It's double what
> > I
> >
> > could get on the desktop.
> >
> >
> > ciao,
> >
> >
> > der.hans
> >
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> >
> > # "I guess I should've agreed with my boss more often. Today I was
> > replaced
> >
> > # by a bobblehead doll!" -- Randy Glasbergen, 13Mar2006
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