[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Buying a laptop

[Thomas Lockney]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 3:37 PM, Kyle B. <fate.one at gmail.com> wrote:
> What is the primary use? Are you the type of Mac user that likes to pull up
> a terminal window and poke at things or do you just want the standard
> application and are happy? Do you need a new laptop? Do you need to see it
> before you buy it or would you order it? There are a lot of deals to be had
> on used Mac laptops on Craigslist. The new Linux netbook/sublaptop market
> has some great deals. The MSI Wind is an incredible deal for a Linux 'top
> but you'd have to order it. An ASUS Eee PC or Acer Aspire One might be able
> to be had locally. If you go for an Eee pick up a newer Intel Atom based one
> as in the next 6 months or so you'll have some more flexibility as Intel's
> moblin project finishes things up and the Ubuntu Netbook Remix distrobution
> of Linux becomes more than a "remix" for testing.

Of course, while I am a strongly supportive fan of the netbook+linux
(Ubuntu reportedly runs splendidly on many of the new netbooks), you
could also run OSx86 if you don't mind skirting the EULA a bit --
apparently there have been multiple reported successes getting it
running on various netbooks. And word is that it performs quite well,
too.