[Liverpool] Laptop Recomendations

[Aidan Mcguire]

On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Vladimir
<vladimir.jakubovskij at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would suggest Apple Mac to him in this case.
> The brand is "cool" and so should appeal to a young person.
> And the OS - is not Windows, but still Unix family :)

I use a mac and when needed he uses it but for whatever reason he does
not like... :) also as he knows they are a tad bit more expensive :)

>
> .v
>
> 2009/12/10 aidan mcguire <aidan at scraperwiki.com>
>>
>> Off on a slight tangent but in a similar vein.
>> My 12 year old son is saving up his money to buy his own computer. He is
>> doing this because he is fed up of the left over laptops I have given him
>> over the years that are always setup with unbuntu. I am pretty sure he will
>> want windows because he associates unbuntu  with these always slightly dodgy
>> laptops (of course the reason I could justify giving them to him is they
>> were dodgy or old)
>> I don't want to say "no way" as its his
>> Money and his choice but also don't want him wasting his money on a
>> windows laptop.
>> He uses it predominantly for web based games (runescape for example) and
>> homework.
>> Anyone - What should I do?
>> Understand if no one can advise.
>> Aidan
>> On 10 Dec 2009, at 17:12, oscillik <oscillik at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I disagree with the recommendation of the Asus EeePC 10**HA for this
>> particular use. While this machine doesn't look too bad, and meets most of
>> the other requirements, the graphics capabilities of this machine are quite
>> subpar since it uses the Intel GMA 950 shared memory graphics...It struggles
>> to cope with anything more modern than the GoldSource engine for games
>> (that's the original Half-Life engine to those who don't know). I would
>> think that the 10**HA wouldn't cope very well with The Sims 2 even with all
>> settings at low and at lowest resolution.
>> The good things I can say about it - excellent battery life (i can go for
>> about 7-8 hours without a charge on mine), and the general speed of the
>> machine when not using graphics intensive applications. also the keyboard is
>> one of the best i've used in a portable machine (but of course nothing can
>> compare to my Psion netBook's keyboard)
>> I'd totally agree with the thinkpad though - i STILL want one of those
>> machines.
>>
>> 2009/12/10 Tim Dobson <lists at tdobson.net>
>>>
>>> Well, two ideas.
>>>
>>> I'm surprised the eeepc 10**HA hasn't been recommended yet, I'd say that
>>> probably fitted the bill and looks quite neat.
>>>
>>> Failing that, I'd say a second hand lenovo thinkpad which is a few years
>>> old would also fit the bill and be highly recommended.
>>>
>>> I'd personally prefer a thinkpad, due to the indestructibility and
>>> indisputable quality of build, however, the eeepc would certainly look
>>> flashier....
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>
>>> Andrew Williams wrote:
>>> > It's christmas time and Jo is getting a new laptop for christmas (she
>>> > already knew so i'm not spoiling the suprise). I've had a look around
>>> > Dell
>>> > but i'm still not sure.
>>> >
>>> > What shes looking for:
>>> >
>>> >  * Full or near full size keyboard
>>> >  * Decent screen resolution ( > 800x600 )
>>> >  * Something capable of playing some games (Sims 2)
>>> >
>>> > What i'm looking for:
>>> >
>>> >  * Hardware compatability with Linux (of course)
>>> >  * Price ~£500
>>> >
>>> > Any ideas? Or should I just stick with a Dell Studio?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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