[Deaf-lug] Laptops

[Ben Fletcher]

OLPC

http://laptop.org/

If you get hold of one, you must write a review about it. :O)

Everyone I've met who's got it, is absolutely loving it.

I'm a Mac guy at the moment, 3 or 4 times the budget mentioned here.

Have fun with the bonus, and good luck!

Ben

2008/6/27 JGJones <mailinglist at gwallgofi.com>:
> Forgot to add....
>
> Alternatively...
>
> MSI Wind - 7th July in UK
> Eee PC 901 - not sure of when it's out...sometime this month too.
>
> Both should be in same price bracket too.
>
> Fintan Gaughan wrote:
>>
>> Now that I got my bonus from work I want to treat myself to a laptop
>> so I can take it to local LUG.
>>
>> problem is which to go for?
>>
>> Dell laptop are likley to be linux compatable and I have been fixing
>> peoples high end laptops and before
>> giving it back i run a live ubuntu distro and everything works.
>>
>> Shops wont let me run a live distro before I buy and beside being
>> rural I always buy online.
>>
>> any recomendations?
>>
>> buget under £300 cheaper the better really. (if i get it any cheaper
>> id like to get a nintendo wii )
>>
>> I dont do games (yeah i know nintendo wii but its for kids) , but like
>> to watch mythtv or dvds from laptop
>>
>>
>> Fintan
>>
>
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