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Which Laptop To Buy?

Posted by Hemos on from the where-to-drop-your-cash dept.

Misha writes: "In this day and age, it seems that the advertisement offers for desktop systems have slowed down in term of features. Everyone has agreed that AGP, DVD, >1GHz, etc. is what everyone will want. This does not seem to be the case with laptops. Every year, they manage to cram a bigger resolution screen, more system and graphical memory, more battery life into a less-than-two-inch thick plactic box. So, what are everyone's preferences as far as laptops go? What kind of features are most important? How does price enter the equation? Which one is best for the money? And especially, can you get a decent machine for under $1000?" I've been using the IBM Thinkpad T20 for the last year or so, and love the machine -- with the exception of the WinModem *sigh*. What else is everyone using?

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  1. my old MacSE & and car battery by motherfuckin_spork · · Score: 0, Funny
    with the proper power convertor, of course.

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    Nope, not me, I must be someone else...
  2. The only laptop worth buying... by Rimbo · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...is the kind that costs $50 at Cheetah's Totally Nude.

  3. Modem? by ConsumedByTV · · Score: 3, Funny

    Have you gotten your modem to work in Linux?

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  4. Re:Dell inspiron 8000 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    $chown us base

    What? Just some of them?

    $ chown -R us base