[LAU] buying a new laptop

[jim]

    I second the suggestion. zareason OEMs machines that 
they've vetted for Linux, they install whatever distro 
and release you want, they've got low prices, and they 
provide great service. 


On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 11:32 -0400, Christian Einfeldt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> You might want to consider getting a notebook fro Zareason.com, which
> sells only Linux computers.
> 
> On Aug 30, 2011 11:48 PM, "Atte André Jensen" <atte at email.dk> wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > My laptop was dropped, and if it's beyond repair, I need a new one 
> > quickly. I would appreciate a few (preferrably hands-on experiences
> or) 
> > advices to this end, here are a few thoughts:
> > 
> > 1) It should of course work as flawless with linux as possible (I
> run arch)
> > 
> > 2) I have an edirol fa66 firewire soundcard that I'm quite happy
> with. 
> > Problem is, it seems laptops with firewire are hard to find. I could
> get 
> > an usb soundcard, but I have the feeling that it's not gonna perform
> as 
> > well (low latency, stability) as firewire, it that correct? Plus
> it's 
> > annoying to throw away (or sell) a perfectly good, stable soundcard
> that 
> > suits my needs, just because of the port type...
> > 
> > 3) I would prefer a small (<= 13") light-weight, long-battery-life
> laptop.
> > 
> > 4) I actually don't really need that much cpu power. I have a 2Ghz 
> > dual-core intel (T7250, whatever that means) now, that's more than 
> > enough. It's the first dual core I owned, and I had the feeling the
> two 
> > cores provides a snappier feeling, would others agree? Besides that
> I 
> > don't need the speed I have now.
> > 
> > Options (I can think of):
> > 
> > I saw a secondhand ThinkPad X61s (dual-core 1.6Ghz, 3Gb ram, 12" 
> > display) from a well known online shop I trust and used many times 
> > (bought my current laptop there). There's 6 months warrenty, and my 
> > general impression with ThinkPads is that they have good build
> quality, 
> > it's the only laptop I would consider buying used. It has firewire
> so...
> > 
> > Go the netbook route. I'm at a loss here, all these new processors,
> both 
> > the i-series and the atom (N-series), I have no idea how well they 
> > perform. I tried a few from friends, and they seem fast enough.
> Anyone 
> > here making music on a netbook? This would most certainly mean I
> would 
> > have to get a usb soundcard, hmmm :-(
> > 
> > Any inputs would be greatly appreciated :-)
> > 
> > -- 
> > Atte
> > 
> > http://atte.dk http://modlys.dk
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