On Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:32:35 -0500 shawn wilson <ag4ve...@gmail.com> wrote:
... > > if you're going to go with pc hardware sturdiness / design, i'd go lenovo > (or mac). if you're going to go with support (in the us at least) i'd go > with dell and pay for the gold support. i haven't found better for desktops > or servers. > > per replacement parts - i can open up most laptops (the cheaper ones i won't > because they're a pita to deal with). however, on my own stuff, i get the > warranty and after the warranty is up, i know that i will need to buy a new > computer when something goes wrong. if the computer is for business, i buy a > new machine at the end of the warranty (without a second thought). > > so, i suppose with support, it just depends on how much time you like to > spend on the phone with people and whether you like to get work done or wait > for rma's. either way, i think it's pretty universal that linux will support > most of the hardware you'll find in a laptop. past this, just figure out > what you want as far as cost, hardware, manufacturer, and support. Thanks for this analysis. Celejar -- foffl.sourceforge.net - Feeds OFFLine, an offline RSS/Atom aggregator mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110210160222.e9f3939d.cele...@gmail.com
