DLSS Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 HP no particular reason apart from the fact that its sturdy , cheap and as far as i kno doesnt give probs with linux , at least not the distro's i tryed .... my first lappy and apart from the fact it came with vista , verry happy bout it . my lappy : HP 530 - Core Duo T2400 / 1.83 GHz - Centrino Duo RAM 1 GB HDD 80 GB Serial ATA-150 - 5400 tpm DVD±RW (+R duallayer) / DVD-RAM GMA 950 (wtf is is ?) WLAN : 802.11a/b/g Vista Home Basic 15.4" widescreen TFT 1280 x 800 ( WXGA ) BrightView back then one of the cheapest decent ones i could get (€599.99) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekdba Posted May 22, 2008 Share Posted May 22, 2008 For me the macbook pro, i have had a couple of compaq's in the past and they have not come close so far...... ie battery life, reliability etc Even better since I have installed parallels on the lappy to test other os's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Sorrow Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I have an Asus G1 it's pretty solid never had any trouble with it. I do like Sony though my last one went pop though so not sure sure on how stable they are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phredsir Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 I going for the macbook but Im a fan boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webjockey Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 I recently ordered the Asus EEE PC (900), its gonna be arriving soon, I will tell you then what my opinion on that one is when I get it (in a week or two when stock arrives). First thing I am going to do when I get it is switch the OS on the SSD with the Ubuntu distro for EEE PCs (called EEEXubuntu). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beakmyn Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Using an Eee is impratical, IMHO. I've spent the last week researching portable laptops that are still usable. There's basically 3 laptops in the category for me. 12" WXGA screen (1280x800) resolution 1.7GHZ processor 2GB RAM 120GB hard drive WIFI, BLUETOOTH Most laptops of this size are going to have shared video memory so you want th 2GB of RAM since the video will be taking a good chunk of it. Resolution of the Eee not usable for web surfing. I see 1024x768 a minimum nowadays. 1. Sager 7260 2. HP tx2000z 3. Asus U2e For the money I found the Sager to be the best deal and the only one you could buy without an OS. With the bells and whistles it's around $750 - $780 (discountlaptops.com has the best price). The downside to the HP besides the price is the Wacom doesn't work in Linux, yet. The Asus is pricey at over $1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webjockey Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 The New EEE PC (The one I've got) no longer requires side scrolling to view web pages. It has a resolution of 1280x600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim.vangehugten Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 The New EEE PC (The one I've got) no longer requires side scrolling to view web pages. It has a resolution of 1280x600. Did you bought it online or where? And what do you mean with the new EEE pc? the 900 series? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 He means the newest eee, yes (currently the 9" 900 model, the Atom-powered 901 due soon), but the resolution is actually 1024x800, not the uberwidescreen 1280x600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webjockey Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 My apologies, the resolution is 1024x600, not 1280x600. And I got my EEE from Clove.co.uk . But, Asus are releasing the new Asus 901 and have put the 900s orders on hold (indefinitely it seems) so I might be one of very few to actually get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalioGladius Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Gotta go with IBM or Toshiba. They both are built like tanks, and I tend to be rough on my stuff. I've had bad luck with Dell and their support, but I think this is one of those "to each his own" subjects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlit Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 My apologies, the resolution is 1024x600, not 1280x600. And I got my EEE from Clove.co.uk . But, Asus are releasing the new Asus 901 and have put the 900s orders on hold (indefinitely it seems) so I might be one of very few to actually get one. My mistake, I just got it wrong too lol. Still, you make a good point about the 901s, I'd say if anyone's waiting for an eee, waiting might be a good idea. That is, wait for Asus to release the Atom-powered models, wait for the competition to heat up (Dell's offering, HP MiniNote, the MSI Wind, etc). TheRegister has suggested that prices will be dropping on the older models of the eee soon, so keep your eyes peeled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim.vangehugten Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 My mistake, I just got it wrong too lol. Still, you make a good point about the 901s, I'd say if anyone's waiting for an eee, waiting might be a good idea. That is, wait for Asus to release the Atom-powered models, wait for the competition to heat up (Dell's offering, HP MiniNote, the MSI Wind, etc). TheRegister has suggested that prices will be dropping on the older models of the eee soon, so keep your eyes peeled. Thanks for the advice of waiting, almost bought one last week, but it was with a qwerty keyboard :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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