[TriLUG] official Linux on a laptop for under $500?

Rob Lockhart rlockhar at trilug.org
Wed Dec 22 00:29:42 EST 2004


On 12/21/2004 8:59 PM EST, Kevin Flanagan wrote:

>One of my co-workers just bought a Dell with a CDRW, 256MB ram, onboard
>Wireless, 1.4GHZ laptop for $600 after rebates.  It comes with Windows,
>but that's easily fixed.
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>The specs on that system are really not so good.
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Yeah I agree...  you might even be better off with a used laptop and DIY 
linux install.  If it was $350-$400 then it would be a decent (but not 
great) system.  Probably the only thing good about it would be the Via 
Centaur processor; the heat won't sterilize future cc's of one's self.  :-)





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