On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:58:53 -0400 "Thomas H. George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Money is tight, of course. If I were the student and there is a > modest-priced laptop with Debian and OpenOffice I'd take it in a > flash. I'm not the student, I'm his 79 year old grandfather and I > don't want him to start off at a disadvantage. There are certainly > many college students and recent grads that subscribe to this list. > I would value your insights ASUS eeePC - They're cheap (around £220 here in the UK), run Linux (a Debian derivative if I recall correctly and can have debian installed onto them), and are incredibly good looking! ;o) They can also be upgraded through hardware hacking and this is actively encouraged by Asus. Hope this is of some help, Matt. -- |Matthew Macdonald-Wallace |Tiger Computing Ltd |"The Linux Specialists" | |Tel: 0330 088 1511 |Web: http://www.tiger-computing.co.uk | |Registered in England. Company number: 3389961 |Registered address: Wyastone Business Park, | Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, NP25 3SR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
