On Sat June 14 2008 11:24:06 Kenward Vaughan wrote: > We are in the same position, and need a quick solution. I'm looking at > Newegg's Lenovo Thinkpads (R61i and T61) at <$1K and the Dell > Vostro/Latitude D630 choices at the $600/850 levels. > > Costco has some HP's as well, roughly the same level. > > The $$ is fine across the board--I wanted quick feelings about the > models... are thinkpads simply superior build-wise and so are the best > choice, or...? > > I recognize that this could start a flameware--it's not the intent, > though. Honest thoughts are welcome.
Thinkpads are just wonderful. However to use the NVidia you'll need either Testing or a mix of Unstable and Testing, either of which entails an awful lot of volatility. FWIW, Fedora 9 Gnome works fine on the T61, but use Fedora 8 if you prefer KDE. --Mike Bird -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
