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redman · 06-03-2003, 07:29 PM

Okay, here's some stuff.

I bought a Dell well over 3 years ago, and it's still a champ. Before that I had an NEC Versa (486) that I still find useful. The Dell is an Inspiron and is definitely a full on desktop replacement.

If I had to buy a desktop replacement today, I'd probably go VAIO or Hpaq. The VAIO are sleek and usable. The new HP though seem to be sporting AMD chips and you can get a 16 inch screen, good RAM and hard disk and still stay in your budget, at least the ones I've looked at recently. Oh, and the 17 inch iBook is definitely a consideration.

Whoever said that G4's are the right way to go in a laptop are spot on. The ATI Mobilities can be a little painful if you're going to do something fringe like Linux.

BTW, I've been running Linux on my laptop since day one.

Warranties: The 2 times I've shipped my laptop off to Dell for repair, it was their policy that you take out the harddrive (simple) and only send in the shell. I never really had to worry about what I had on disk being an issue. Your vendor may vary. Dell was always good about turnaround as well.

06-03-2003, 07:29 PM	#46 (permalink)
redman Upright	Okay, here's some stuff. I bought a Dell well over 3 years ago, and it's still a champ. Before that I had an NEC Versa (486) that I still find useful. The Dell is an Inspiron and is definitely a full on desktop replacement. If I had to buy a desktop replacement today, I'd probably go VAIO or Hpaq. The VAIO are sleek and usable. The new HP though seem to be sporting AMD chips and you can get a 16 inch screen, good RAM and hard disk and still stay in your budget, at least the ones I've looked at recently. Oh, and the 17 inch iBook is definitely a consideration. Whoever said that G4's are the right way to go in a laptop are spot on. The ATI Mobilities can be a little painful if you're going to do something fringe like Linux. BTW, I've been running Linux on my laptop since day one. Warranties: The 2 times I've shipped my laptop off to Dell for repair, it was their policy that you take out the harddrive (simple) and only send in the shell. I never really had to worry about what I had on disk being an issue. Your vendor may vary. Dell was always good about turnaround as well.