On 13:15, Tue 23 Dec 08, Mihai Popescu B.S. wrote: > Hello, > > I will open another well known topic for misc list: laptop > acquisition. I did some research on the list's emails but I'm not > fully satisfied. > I want to buy a laptop (second hand is my first choice). I want some > strong point on it, reliability - I want to use it for a long time > (excluding battery) so I don't need broken hdd, excessive heat, noise, > etc. > I don't need performance, I will use it only for some pdf read and > browsing. Maybe some programming, but not much and not heavy compile > actions for sure. So a P4 1.6 - 2GHz cpu is fine, 512MB of ram and > maybe 40GB hdd. No fancy video card is necessary. Ethernet cooper > interface is mandatory. Good OpenBSD compatibility will be nice. The > screen should be around 15", 17" as a suggestion only. > From what I saw, Lenovo/IBM X and T models are the first choice. I am > also moved to DELL suite, but I don't have some experience with them. > > Please send some suggestion here, in order of preferences. Remember, I > need mostly reliability, I don't see myself bidding on ebay for parts > to repair.
I would go for the IBM/Lenovo T series or if you want an older machine go for the R series. I have good experience with the R51 and T61 (R51 is pre lenovo) If you want some other brand, go for HP. I would stay away from the Dell's. We have them at work and I hate them. Also, the Acer's tend to go bad very young so might want to stay away from those as well. Of course, all of this is my personal experience/opinion, YMMV. -- Michiel van Baak mich...@vanbaak.eu http://michiel.vanbaak.eu GnuPG key: http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x71C946BD "Why is it drug addicts and computer aficionados are both called users?"
