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03-26-2008, 07:36 PM
I’m in the market to buy a new work laptop. My AT&T is—shall we say—outdated. Considering they stopped making computers (to my knowledge) almost or over 8 years ago, its very outdated.
The laptop I want is a barebones system with minimal specs that can run OpenOffice and (hate me if you want, but I need it) MSWord well(edit: sry, the new OO can open .docs so i won't need Word per se...until M$ does it again). I don’t need a powerhouse (got one, gonna build another soon) for gaming or next gen graphics. Video streaming (hulu/Joost, etc) on vacations, etc, is more than enough. A DvD burning is a nice add, but not required. CD-R is, however, for backup hardcopies.
OS is intended to be Linux (not DSL, but small and efficient; I do like a GUI …almost all I hear are good things about Ubuntu)
“Hoopla” is something I want to avoid in this laptop if at all possible. I don’t want it to impress me every other time I turn it on; I just want it to run on battery for a long time, save my files and not eat my energy bill. I also want the monitor to have a long life if possible with little pixel death over time.
I’m searching Newegg and Tiger atm to see what they have, and looking into having Dell build one for me (maybe). Any suggestions? Has anyone had success with a model they’d like to advertise here ;)
I can’t think of anything else to add. Hope to hear some good responses. Thanks for your interest.
EDIT: sorry. BIG DEAL! I need a keyboard with a good feel. don't know how to describe it...clacky keys. This requires a "fat" book, most likely, by todays constraints. Its a personal preference and a b\personal tic. I don't like these keyboards with giant Enter keys but tiny backspace keys either.
The laptop I want is a barebones system with minimal specs that can run OpenOffice and (hate me if you want, but I need it) MSWord well(edit: sry, the new OO can open .docs so i won't need Word per se...until M$ does it again). I don’t need a powerhouse (got one, gonna build another soon) for gaming or next gen graphics. Video streaming (hulu/Joost, etc) on vacations, etc, is more than enough. A DvD burning is a nice add, but not required. CD-R is, however, for backup hardcopies.
OS is intended to be Linux (not DSL, but small and efficient; I do like a GUI …almost all I hear are good things about Ubuntu)
“Hoopla” is something I want to avoid in this laptop if at all possible. I don’t want it to impress me every other time I turn it on; I just want it to run on battery for a long time, save my files and not eat my energy bill. I also want the monitor to have a long life if possible with little pixel death over time.
I’m searching Newegg and Tiger atm to see what they have, and looking into having Dell build one for me (maybe). Any suggestions? Has anyone had success with a model they’d like to advertise here ;)
I can’t think of anything else to add. Hope to hear some good responses. Thanks for your interest.
EDIT: sorry. BIG DEAL! I need a keyboard with a good feel. don't know how to describe it...clacky keys. This requires a "fat" book, most likely, by todays constraints. Its a personal preference and a b\personal tic. I don't like these keyboards with giant Enter keys but tiny backspace keys either.