[Deaf-lug] Laptops

Fintan Gaughan fgaughan at gmail.com
Mon Jun 30 09:49:13 BST 2008


Ben I sooooo want this for my children, but at that price (you have to
buy 2 and give other 1 away) when you can get
other laptops for that price.


Fintan



2008/6/27 Ben Fletcher <enlightenedtux at googlemail.com>:
> 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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