So much for keeping that short. ;) On Mon, Apr 21, 2008 at 12:35 AM, 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, 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 > > To: Main PLUG discussion list > > Sent: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 8:42 pm > > Subject: Re: OT: notebook shopping > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > -- > > # 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > -- > "A man is defined by the questions that he asks; and the way he goes > about finding the answers to those questions is the way he goes > through life." > -- "A man is defined by the questions that he asks; and the way he goes about finding the answers to those questions is the way he goes through life." --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss