[ale] online build-your-own used/refurbished Linux-ready laptop

[Ed Cashin]

Thanks, all, for the great responses.  I'm going to bother eBay sellers
about custom W520 configurations.


On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Dustin Strickland <
dustin.h.strickland at gmail.com> wrote:

> I second Jim on this one, the W520 is the way to go. Those are some
> solid machines, though the T-series "equivalent" isn't bad. Most of
> the T520's have an i5, but some of them come with a dual-core i7(as do
> some of the W520's, though most are i7 quads). It's very uncommon for a
> T-series to have dedicated graphics, but I have seen configurations
> with an nVidia card. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the T520's have
> a max capacity of 8GB of RAM?
>
> Some eBay sellers will create custom listings if you message them
> asking for certain specs. I don't know if many do this with laptops,
> but I know there are plenty of people and companies who will make minor
> modifications to desktop machines if they have the parts on hand.
>
> On Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:16:10 -0400
> Derek Atkins <warlord at MIT.EDU> wrote:
>
> > I have a T520; it's pretty good.
> > I've got a T540p that should arrive in the next day.
> >
> > -derek
> >
> > Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> writes:
> >
> > > Look for a Lenovo Thinkpad W520. Do NOT get the 530 or the 510 even
> > > though the 510 will work. It's crap compared to the 520. The 530 is
> > > brain dead and may be the first one designed by Lenovi.
> > > The 520 is a honking desktop replacement with dual graphics each
> > > with dedicated ram. Intel and an nvidia.
> > > Be prepared to drop a was on it. They started at $2600 new. The
> > > 510/530 started at $1500.
> > >
> > > On Jun 17, 2014 9:56 PM, "Ed Cashin" <ecashin at noserose.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >     Hi.
> > >
> > >     Does anyone know of an online place where I can build a used
> > > laptop and select Ubuntu as the pre-installed O.S.?
> > >
> > >     There's thinkpenguin, which is pretty much exactly what I want,
> > > but it's for new systems and the selection is limited.
> > >
> > >     This is the kind of system I have in mind, but it's hard to
> > > find all this in a used/refurbished state.  It's pretty hit or
> > > miss, mostly miss, on eBay.
> > >
> > >       Intel i7 CPU
> > >       16 GB RAM
> > >       500 GB SSD
> > >       14" screen
> > >
> > >     Ideally the graphics card would be programmable using Intel's
> > > GPU libraries, but I cannot remember whether their libraries are
> > >     Linux-compatible.
> > >
> > >     Thanks!
> > >
> > >     --
> > >       Ed Cashin <ecashin at noserose.net>
> > >
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  Ed Cashin <ecashin at noserose.net>
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