[sf-lug] laptop upgrade recommendation

[Alex Kleider]

the t42 has room for 2 gig

alex at ibmtp:~/Python/Imaging/EXIF$ cat /proc/meminfo 
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--- On Sun, 1/31/10, Grant Bowman <grantbow at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Grant Bowman <grantbow at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [sf-lug] laptop upgrade recommendation
> To: "SF-LUG" <sf-lug at linuxmafia.com>
> Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010, 6:30 AM
> My T42 off eBay was great for $187
> including shipping.   Unfortunately
> the video card on the motherboard died a few months
> later.  On bootup
> it displays OK for a few minutes and then just goes
> black.  I had to
> run out right before the Ubuntu Developer's Summit (UDS) in
> Dallas, TX
> and get a replacement.  Great machines and I'm looking
> for another to
> move my hard drive to.  Wifi chips vary even within
> the T42 line -
> some better than others.  A gig of RAM is good for
> that vintage so
> might be worth the extra money.
> 
> Grant
> 
> 
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:01 PM, Michael Shiloh
> <michaelshiloh1010 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Save on shipping; ask them if you can pick it up from
> their office in
> > Berkeley.
> >
> > Super nice people, and extremely supportive of all
> good things. I'd give
> > them my business, if I had a chance.
> >
> > M
> >
> > jim wrote:
> >>
> >>   watch out for the ravages of age. that said,
> i've got a T-42 and have
> >> liked it. the only problem was, of course, getting
> the wifi to work.
> >> zareason's got a netbook for sale with a base
> price of about $350--probably
> >> close to $400 with shipping and tax. i've got one
> and it's good enough for
> >> me, and plenty okay with a USB keyboard and mouse
> and extra flat panel
> >> display. and new, too: clean and everything's
> under warrantee.
> >> http://www.zareason.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, 2010-01-25 at 16:54 -0800, ron wellman
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> friends,
> >>>
> >>> I'm needing to upgrade to a different laptop;
> I've been using a
> >>> latitude CSx for the past couple years. At
> that time a friend
> >>> recommended a purchase of a used thinkpad T42.
> I'm wondering if this
> >>> would still be considered a good choice. I
> have found a refurbished
> >>> one nearby for $240. ( I should say I am short
> on funds and I can
> >>> afford this.) Will install Ubuntu of course.
> >>>
> >>> Here is some info about it:
> >>> 1GB RAM
> >>> 40GB Hard Disk Drive
> >>> 1.7 GHz Processor
> >>> XGA 14" LCD Screen (1024x768 pixels
> resolution)
> >>> Built-in WiFi
> >>> DVD-ROM/CD Burner
> >>> 1-inch thick 4.9 lbs
> >>>
> >>> thanks,
> >>>
> >>> Ron Wellman
> 
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