I'm not sure why I'd buy any of those three laptops. They all cost about 200 more than the ones that come with Windows from other vendors, and I can install Ubuntu or whatever myself. Heck, I'll wipe and reinstall Windows after I image it anyway.<div>
<br></div><div>I'm all for open source, but I fail to see a Microsoft Tax here. Also, I regularly use Windows for both work and games. WINE just doesn't cut it yet.</div><div><br></div><div>I've also yet to see a pre-installed Linux laptop with battery life mentioned, or specs that I want (13-14 inch, >720p, matte, I7, nVidia, light, 7+ battery which pretty much means Optimus, at least 8 GB ram, replaceable HDD to upgrade to high performance SSD). I'm currently looking at the Asus U500 and the UX32VD.</div>
<div><br></div><div><br><br>Shawn T Perry<br>Red Mop Computing Services<br>office: 720-319-7627<br>cell: 303-881-2623<br><br><br>
<br><br><div name="sig_8ad2116b40" style="margin:0pt"></div><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 12:24 PM, David L. Willson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:DLWillson@thegeek.nu" target="_blank">DLWillson@thegeek.nu</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Now, THAT's the sort of rig I'm talking about!<br>
<br>
<a href="http://eracks.com/products/Laptops/config?sku=GAMER" target="_blank">http://eracks.com/products/Laptops/config?sku=GAMER</a><br>
<br>
I looked on Lenovo's site, and found nothing appropriate.<br>
<div class="im HOEnZb"><br>
--<br>
David L. Willson<br>
Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>
RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>
Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br>
<br>
This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<br>
<br>
</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">----- Original Message -----<br>
> Just for the record -- it's not hopeless out there -- I've had a<br>
> great<br>
> business relationship with eRacks (<a href="http://www.eracks.com" target="_blank">www.eracks.com</a>) out in Orange CA<br>
> for<br>
> several years now. Good products, good people, great support, and<br>
> 100%<br>
> Linux-focused (servers, desktops, laptops).<br>
><br>
> Just adding one more resource to the pool: I recommend them!...<br>
> Choice<br>
> is good. Results count. Relationships are everything.<br>
><br>
> best regards,<br>
> -- Lorin<br>
><br>
> On 10/10/2012 10:16 AM, David L. Willson wrote:<br>
> > I have used SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop), and I liked it<br>
> > fine. I<br>
> > don't think it's backed by Novell any more, though.<br>
> ><br>
> > Do you know a reputable vendor that sells big, powerful laptops<br>
> > with<br>
> > SLED pre-installed?<br>
> ><br>
> > And to your final point, I find brand loyalism much, MUCH less<br>
> > threatening in the land of Free (as in GPL) software, than in the<br>
> > land<br>
> > of free (as in beer and BSD) software or worst of all, in the land<br>
> > of<br>
> > proprietary software. I don't care if people are just crazy about<br>
> > Ubuntu<br>
> > or Red Hat or SUSE. I say God bless 'em and God speed. I do NOT<br>
> > feel the<br>
> > same way about people that are crazy about Windows, OSX, Oracle,<br>
> > Netezza, and MapR. I have one simple reason: I hate vendor lock-in,<br>
> > and<br>
> > I've learned to recognize cages and chains.<br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > David L. Willson<br>
> > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>
> > RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>
> > Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br>
> ><br>
> > This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<br>
> ><br>
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
> ><br>
> > You should take a look at something that's backed by Novell and<br>
> > suse<br>
> > if you're serious about brand loyalty. Sled is prolly the only<br>
> > way<br>
> > forward with capitalism and Linux.<br>
> ><br>
> > There's an excellent discussion here about the trials of<br>
> > universal<br>
> > compatibility and conversely brand loyalty. Thoughts?<br>
> ><br>
> > On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, David L. Willson wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > Hardware vendors and softwarethe vendors are in business to<br>
> > make<br>
> > great products AND make a living. So, when you're spending,<br>
> > be<br>
> > aware that they're watching.<br>
> ><br>
> > Id no longer makes products for Linux, because a whole<br>
> > bunch of<br>
> > people bought the Windows version of DOOM3 and downloaded<br>
> > the<br>
> > Linux binary for free, thereby obscuring their desire for a<br>
> > great game on Linux. Id can no longer justify the effort of<br>
> > creating the Linux port.<br>
> ><br>
> > Fortunately, Valve is making their first foray into<br>
> > Linux-land,<br>
> > and hopefully, we'll have gotten smarter, enough to<br>
> > actually be<br>
> > careful about how our "dollar-votes" get registered.<br>
> ><br>
> > So, I will continue to buy every Humble Bundle, attribute<br>
> > my<br>
> > purchase to Linux, and pay more than the average when I do.<br>
> > And<br>
> > I'll buy L4D2 on Steam on Linux, the day it gets released.<br>
> ><br>
> > And, I will only buy Linux-based computers from now on,<br>
> > rather<br>
> > than OSX or Windows-based, so that I can be sure all my<br>
> > hardware<br>
> > will "just work", and my vendor will know that I want<br>
> > Linux.<br>
> ><br>
> > All that to say this... I want to source a Linux<br>
> > workstation<br>
> > from a reputable vendor, so I can request it at work: Why<br>
> > is<br>
> > this so damned hard?<br>
> ><br>
> > System 76 - Bonobo - gone<br>
> > Zareason - Verix - gone<br>
> > Dell - M6700 - Rumor appears to be unfounded<br>
> ><br>
> > --<br>
> > David L. Willson<br>
> > Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>
> > RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>
> > Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br>
> ><br>
> > This is a good time for a r3VOLution.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
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