[ale] Laptop recommendations...

Brian J. Dowd bdowd at dentfirst.com
Mon Feb 12 12:48:42 EST 2007


I've got 3 Toshiba Satellite laptops.
Mine runs Ubuntu Dapper perfectly
and the other 2 family members run Windows as well as they can ;-)
The more recent models (P35u, M series etc.) are lighter and more robust 
physically
than the earlier (<2006) models.
I do recommend them but I have no experience with Lenovo.
-B
> My T41 ran Ubuntu beautifully. The only thing that didn't work was the
> Windows specific keys. Who cares!
>
> I am sold on the rugged quality of the IBM/Lenovo laptops. I've had
> Dells, Gateways, and Compaqs, and none of them were worth the powder to
> blow to h**l. The only thing that came close was the Toshibas, and I
> haven't had one of those in years. 
>
> I am currently looking at going with the Thinkpad X60s, but would like
> to hear other's takes on their preferred brand. The money isn't spent
> yet.
>
> Dan
>
> On Mon, 2007-02-12 at 09:43 -0500, Charles Shapiro wrote:
>   
>> I've been pleased as punch with my Lenovo R50e.  Looks like the
>> current number is R60e.  
>>
>> Of course, I mostly use it when I'm traveling.
>>
>> -- CHS
>>     
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