[Leaplist] Linux laptop for $699, any good?

[Steve Litt]

On Sunday 20 May 2007 17:02, patrick wrote:
> http://store.madtux.org/product_info.php?cPath=57&products_id=298
>
> I am thinking it is still too much for my pocketbook...


I did a little calculation on a laptop like what you'd get at Costco for 
$900.00:

Carrying Case None
 - Extra Battery None
 - Laptop Memory 2GB DDR2 667
 - Notebook HDD 100GB 5400RPM
 - Operating System SuSE Linux 10.2 Preloaded
 - Optical Drive DVDRW
 - Processor Core 2 Duo T7200 2.00GHz

$1,147.00

This is by far the smallest Linux-compatibility premium I've seen to date. 
Most Linux laptop vendors charge upwards of $1600 for the same thing. At 
$1.147, this might be a good choice.

SteveT

Steve Litt
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