OT: notebook shopping

[Wayne Davis]

Erich Newell 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:
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>>     
>>> 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
>>
>> --
>> #  https://www.LuftHans.com/        https://LOPSA.org/
>>
>> #  "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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>> some Dells also have a trackstick
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