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Best Developer's Laptop?
s31523 writes "I love my current laptop, but unfortunately on my last trip the primary LCD went bonkers. It's an older Gateway (2 GB RAM Intel Pentium M 2.0 GHz, ATI M7). There are a handful of features I love about it: [1] Hot-swappable drive bay, with several components that can go in: CD/DVD R/W, extra battery, floppy drive, extra hard drive, memory card reader, etc. The extra battery option is especially appreciated — I can go 4-5 hours on battery power. [2] Docking station / port replicator: I like having my home setup with keyboard, network, and dual screens (a necessity). [3] It runs Linux. OK, I'm a wus, I actually have GRUB command three different OS's: Windows 98 (I have really old embedded software compilers that only run on 98, and yes I have tried every trick in the book to make them run on Linux), Windows XP Pro, and Ubuntu. I'm trying to find a replacement setup that offers the same flexibility and a little better performance. I am open to change as well. So, I ask Slashdot: What is your pick for best developer's laptop under $1,200, considering the features above?"
ugh ... what a mistake to recommend lenovo machines. Besides all of the junk extra software which destabilizes any windows os, the hardware is crap. ever since i owned my first thinkpad (8 years ago) to the lenovo's of today, there is an issue where you have to press on the bottom right corner of the machine occasionally to stop the mouse pointer form wandering off the screen. their docking stations are also crap, causing os reboots from bad groundings which required an extra purchase of little rubber booties to shield the connectors on the dock. maybe i have been spoiled by the quality of mac, but just hold a lenovo and you will notice that it just feels like bunch of plastic junk (compared to the cheapest plastic macbook).
Now, for the big money, identify at least two logical fallacies that you committed, in your brief post (allowing some conceptual overlap between them, you should be able to find more than two, pretty easily.)
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If you mod me down, I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine.
In other words, even though the OP has told you what his budget is and can't afford more than his budget, you have recommended something beyond his budget, thus making a completely useless post just to be an Apple fanboy.
Good job.
There is no "-1 offended" or "-1 you don't agree with me" mod options for a reason.
So if a bridge collapsed, you would assume it was a construction defect and not an engineering failure? You're pretty generous to the engineers.