One thing I can recommend. Do the same thing that I did when I bought my last laptop. Take a USB Key or CD with the Live distro you are planning to install & test it. It freaked the salespeople out who then called over a manager but when I explained what I was doing & there was no harm being done he said...oh...carry on then. Love the laptop I bought by the way.
It is a Samsung SF510 & is a couple years old now. But runs pretty flawless. i5 processor...4 or 6 GB ram (can't remember), 640 GB HDD, 1 GB video, good camera, sleak design, 15.6" screen, full keyboard (with number keys), up to 8 hours battery (stated but not tested) robust build. It is lightweight but feels substantial in your hand. Only came with W7 Home Premium though. On 14-01-04 01:44 AM, caziz wrote: > Hi Guys, > > Need laptop advice as the choices are making me dizzy. > Last purchase was refurbished Think Pad (XP) 5 years ago. > > Understand my wish list will require some compromise. > > Basic plan is 500GB HD 300GB Win 7 Pro (64 bit); 200GB Mint 15 > > Min 14 inch screen, 15.6 looks good > good built-in camera/mic for online chat > 2.5 kg or less not too heavy but rugged is better > DVD burner (BluRay nice but not needed) > longer battery life (6 hours or more if possible) > much prefer under $1000 > > most likely buy at Memory Express > > Thanks, > Chris > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > clug-talk@clug.ca > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list clug-talk@clug.ca http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
