[Wftl-lug] [OT] - Buying a laptop in Ontario

[Jonathan Jesse]

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>
> To those of you in Ontario:
>
> I am in need of a new laptop - like, today. Literally, since I need it for
> a trip to the US Saturday. And my corporate budget for this literally runs
> out tomorrow PM. If I don't have oit by then, the budget goes away.
>
> I need a somewhat high end laptop:
>   a.. T7200 Core2 Duo 2 GHz processor
>   b.. 1680x1050 display
>   c.. 100 GB+ HDD
>   d.. 2 GB RAM
>   e.. Windows Vista - but I;d like it to be possible to run Linux as well!
> I had one ordered from Dell - but instead of delivering tomorrow as
> promised, Dell now say 10 more days. So I de-ordered that one.
>
> I am amazed to see that no-one has anything remotely like what I need. I
> have tried brands like Lenovo, Apple and Sony, and retailers like Future
> Shop and Best Buy. Most of these people don't even tell you screen
> geometry (they will just say "Widescreen" or "15.4"), not "1680x1050").
>
> Am I overlooking any direct sellers - anyone who might just have one that
> meets my specs in stock? Any ideas gratefully acknowledged...
>
> Cheers,
> Michael
>
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Have you tried System76, they do Linux laptops w/ Ubuntu preinstalled and
I have heard rave reviews in regards to them

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Jonathan Jesse