Re: [MLUG] cheap, not too heavy laptops with linux?

["Jerry Gamblin" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 5/26/06, Jennifer Dozar <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
> Hi again!
> I"m on my quest to find a decent, not too expensive, hopefully under
> $1000 laptop. I was wondering if you guys knew a good place for
> relativly inexpensive linux laptops.  I just want it for school and as
> long as I have open office, i should be fine.  Just curious!

Dell has a killer deal this weekend on refurb laptops you should look at!

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/promo.aspx/q2wk4_combo_latit?c=us&cs=22&l=en&s=dfh

The B120's are going for around ~500 and should have plenty of power
just for a mobile desktop.



> I was thinking of upgrading my home tower too. especially graphics card.
> I have a AGP ATI card right now... i'm told i should go PCI express, but
> that means updating my motherboard as well.  Suggestions there? I don't
> want to spend too much. I"m still in the car buying process which isn't
> going well!!

Unless you are a huge gamer you dont need a PCI Express card, if I
were getting a new card I'd get an AGP card along this line and at
~$50 shouldnt break the bank :
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130197

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Thanks,

Jerry Gamblin

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