[clug-talk] EEE's in Calgary

[Richard Carter]

A colleague of mine at the university got a Lenovo laptop with unbuntu
preloaded, no MS tax, in the States.

Robin

On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Gustin Johnson <gustin at echostar.ca> wrote:

> Jesse Kline wrote:
> > I'm now thinking of buying a laptop with Linux preloaded. Has anyone had
> > any experience with System 76 or Linux Certified? Any other suggestions?
> >
> I usually tend to focus on the hardware and then wipe whatever comes
> pre-loaded.  I also, do not worry about the so called Microsoft tax
> since most companies make more in ad revenue from all the pre-loaded
> "trial" crap than the their cost of putting Windows on the machine.
> Dell also had more options so I could get pretty much exactly the laptop
> I wanted.
>
> Of course I don't get to make a dramatic statement that almost no one
> will notice with my purchase, but you get to make your own choices.
>
> So, in focusing on the hardware, my two current favorites are the Dell
> Latitude series (I currently own an E6400) and the IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad
> series (I currently own an older X41 from 2005).
>
>
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