On Sat, 2008-06-14 at 11:24 -0700, Kenward Vaughan wrote: > We are in the same position, and need a quick solution. I'm looking at > Newegg's Lenovo Thinkpads (R61i and T61) at <$1K and the Dell > Vostro/Latitude D630 choices at the $600/850 levels. > > Costco has some HP's as well, roughly the same level. > > The $$ is fine across the board--I wanted quick feelings about the > models... are thinkpads simply superior build-wise and so are the best > choice, or...? > > I recognize that this could start a flameware--it's not the intent, > though. Honest thoughts are welcome. > > Cheers, > > > Kenward > -- IMHO, thinkpads have a long history of supporting linux (or rather that linux works on them) and many really like it. OTOH, the Vostro is also a box fully supported (watch what wireless you get) and the Latitude is of similar build, but beefer. I do not think any of these three are bad choices. I have never owned a thinkpad and would not due to the owners of the company. This is a personal choice and you are free to disagree with that stance, but it does support the use of linux. > -- Damon L. Chesser damon@damtek.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/dchesser
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