Re: Which laptop?

["Jarod Wilson" <user=74@nabble.blu.org>]

 On Dec 21, 2007, at 10:20 AM, [hidden email] wrote: 

>>   Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:00:35 -0500 (EST) 
>>   From: [hidden email] 
>> 
>>   My current laptop was made back in 2002/2003 time frame. Seeing   
>> as this 
>>   means I am using what can only be considered in "Moore's law" 
>>   measurements, a dinosaur, I need to buy a new one. 
>> 
>>   Any first hand reports and recommendations? 

Apple MacBooks and MacBook Pros, IBM/Lenovo ThinkPads are the most   
popular around my office, by far. A fair number of Dell laptops too --   
a buddy just got a rather nice Dell XPS 1330 (iirc) w/the LED backlit   
screen. 


>> Is there anything *wrong* with your laptop that you want to replace 
>> it?  I use a Dell 8200, which I've upgraded over the years (vintage 
>> 2002 or 2003) and am very happy with. 
>> 
> 
> Nothing wrong per se' but its big and heavy, dog slow (1060   
> bogomips), and 
> wearing out. The battery doesn't hold a charge for very long, I've   
> had to 
> take it apart a couple times to replace the power connector. The   
> keyboard 
> and touch pad are getting stubborn. 
> 
> Its getting old, you know? I does have 1G of ram, which is a lot for a 
> laptop, though.