[Sderby] GNU/Linux on a bargain laptop

[Richard Smedley]

Conrad Gavin wrote:

>Thats just laughable isnt it. 
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>Who in their right mind ... sheesh. 
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>I have a TP770X pw 300 (Deschutes) with 128 mb of ram and 6 gb HD + a
>1280x1024 screen, DVD rom etc. I paid 250 for it 2 years ago .. from
>....
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>EBAY!
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You can't really compare private sales with those of
refurbishers, Conrad - many people prefer to have some
sort of guarantee :)

>I think, if you look on there you'll see that you can get ~ 700 mhz
>systems for the 250 mark. 
>
>Not that I would. mind you. They're all ex-fleet crap with dead pixels. 
> 
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Not only that - you're talking about fairly heavy and large
laptops. Small size is always at a premium. Note the way
little Sony Vaios, Fujitsu lifebooks, Compaq M300s and
32-bit Psions hold their value. 700MHz and a DVD is
worthless if you find it too heavy to lug about and lift out
of a bag to use on the train :-(

The TP 7xx are a reasonable size-vs-functionality compromise.
The 5xx series is great - and everything works with GNU/Linux
(sometimes older is better - try getting a Free Software OS onto
a Sony TR2 :-( 
)

 - Richard