[ale] [OT] laptop parts in downtown ATL

Sergio Chaves sergio.chaves at gmail.com
Wed Aug 28 20:03:41 EDT 2013


Thanks for the tip.
I will take your advice to my neighbor.

On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Mike Harrison <cluon at geeklabs.com> wrote:
>> Not to start any brand wars, but I have had nothing but problems at work
>> with the newer Dell
>> laptops. The Sony Vaio seems like a better alternative.
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> My beloved 18.4" Sony Vaio, worn edges, letters worn off some keys, more
> frequent flier miles than I can count, is enjoyed semi-retirement on my
> desk, having only ever had a new battery added. It is jealous of my new rMBP
> that also runs Bodhi and Redhat (using Parallels).
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> I have some minor experience with some other newer models with friends and
> co-workers.
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> My experience with Sony's is, if you buy the higher end models with good
> screens, you get better HD's, RAM, Wifi and video chips and they are really
> nice Linux machines. The best thing you can do to one is upgrade the vendor
> munged crapware/scrapware loaded Winders install on it with Linux.
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