[GRLUG] Hardware question

[Ben Rousch]

I like Dell Latitudes on the low end, and Lenovo Thinkpads on the high end.
Most business-class laptops are of decent quality. Avoid consumer-class like
the plague.

On Feb 22, 2011 6:51 PM, "Michael Mol" <mikemol at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 11:20 PM, Topher <topher at codeventure.net> wrote:
> > On Tue, 22 Feb 2011, Casey DuBois wrote:
> >
> >> Topher,
> >> That HP Looks nice and the price is right!
> >> The pci-e makes adding graphics a great option (I may even have a
> >> spare card lying around).
> >> I'm running several HP's and am pretty happy with them.
> >
> > Yeah, I decided not to go for it for a couple reasons.  One is that I
don't
> > quite need a machine yet.  The other is that I read some reviews that
said
> > those particular models tend to only last about a year and then
everything
> > seems to fall apart.  :(
>
> If anyone knows of a laptop for under $1k that meets these criteria,
> I'd be interested:
> * At least 2GB of RAM. Preferably 4GB
> * At least 1280 pixels horizontal resolution.
> * At least 1024 pixels vertical resolution
> * Has been on the market for 1-2 years, and doesn't have a reputation
> for falling apart. (Ignoring expected things like battery life)
>
> The rest is easy, but it's finding an affordable laptop that doesn't
> fall apart after a couple years that's hard.
>
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