[TriLUG] Advice on an ultra-light notebook

Andrew Perrin clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu
Thu Jan 17 16:43:06 EST 2008


UNC does have a good facutly discount on the X61, which I might use; 
however, the refurb price is a lot better and I'm a cheapskate....

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Andrew J Perrin - andrew_perrin (at) unc.edu - http://perrin.socsci.unc.edu
Associate Professor of Sociology; Book Review Editor, _Social Forces_
University of North Carolina - CB#3210, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3210 USA



On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, Len Boyle wrote:

> Andrew can you get a good discount with the computer manufacturer based on where you work?
>
> len
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> Ouch - that price is really high!
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> http://stores.channeladvisor.com/LenovoOutlet/Items/776lva1566?
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> On Thu, 17 Jan 2008, Kevin J. wrote:
>
>> You can get it preinstalled with EmporerLinux at http://www.emperorlinux.com/mfgr/lenovo/raven/
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>>
>> Andrew Perrin <clists at perrin.socsci.unc.edu> wrote: Thanks, all, for advice on this. I'm considering backing off for a while
>> to let the Macbook Air come on the market and see how it does -- and also
>> whether I can afford the price tag. If not, I will probably go for a
>> Lenovo X61, which seems like a good balance of features, price, and
>> weight. I'm intrigued by the touch-screen, too.
>>
>> Andy
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