Do you have a nice notebook

I noticed a lot of linux users either have a really nice notebook or a basic small mini netbook

I know the term really nice is something personal, but usually those are notebooks in excess of $1000.

Am I correct in this assumption?



Which one are you?

 

Well, i dont think my old HP machine can be called a nice nor expensive notebook. xD
It runs a dual boot solution as the open source ati drivers doesent really work well with games and Torchlight is to awesome in 1920x1200!
But my cool ASrock Ion 330 was cheap and look "nice".

 

I got an Asus G50Vt-A2 from XoticPC. Thanks to the people in these forums I got it running very nice in Raid 0 with Ubuntu 9.04. I have yet to mess with 9.10 because everything is perfect in 9.04 why change it. Maybe later Ill have the time to redo it. I really do like the Arch's idea of rolling the updates without having to do an actual re-install of everything. Specs of my system


Product Description: ASUS G50Vt A2, Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53 GHz, 15.4" TFT
Dimensions (WxDxH): 14.8 in x 10.4 in x 1.6 in
Weight: 6.2 lbs
Platform Technology: Intel Centrino 2
System Type: Notebook
Built-in Devices: Stereo speakers, wireless LAN antenna, status OLED display
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 / 2.53 GHz ( Dual-Core )
Cache Memory: 6 MB, L2 cache
RAM: 4 GB (installed) / 4 GB (max), DDR2 SDRAM, 800 MHz, PC2-6400 ( 2 x 2 GB )
Card Reader: 8 in 1
Hard Drive: 320 GB, Serial ATA-150, 7200 rpm
Hard Drive (2nd): 320 GB, Serial ATA-150, 7200 rpm
Optical Storage: DVD±RW / BD-ROM with LightScribe Technology
Display: 15.4" TFT 1680 x 1050 ( WSXGA+ ), Color Shine
Graphics Controller: NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GS, 512 MB
Audio Output: Sound card
Telecom: Fax / modem, MDC, 56 Kbps
Networking: Network adapter, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft), Bluetooth 2.0 EDR
Notebook Camera: Integrated, 2 Megapixel
Input Device: Mouse, keyboard, touchpad
Power: AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
Battery: Lithium ion

 

My Dell decidedly average.

I think my Acer AS1410 is somewhere between "Really nice..." for the money and a "Basic netbook" with more power. I guess that makes it an "Average notebook".

 

I have a customized MSI 1561 from powernotebooks.com, paid about $1450. I feel like I got a lot of computer for the money.

I also have a netbook: 900a that I picked up for $165.

Acer Revo 3610 nettop on the way.

 

I guess my assumption was wrong, what happened to the netbook users?

 

My notebook was quite nice about 4 years ago when I bought it GeForce 7600GT and a Core 2 Duo T7400, upgraded the RAM and the HDD since I got it.

 

wow, i'm in the netbook minority mainly because I gave up on gaming... my msi wind is kicking though

 

I used to have a screaming gaming laptop (ASUS G50V-A2) and a netbook (ASUS N10J) both running Debian Sid, but now I have a Macbook Pro 5,5 (13") running Sid, and it's the perfect compromise. There is a lot of cr'Apple to deal with at first but once it's settled it is a great setup, for me at least. So I voted for 'average notebook'.

Edit: It would have been the perfect compromise, but I found out that the firewire chipset in my mbp sucks, so I got a G51J instead.

 

gateway 7811fx dual booting win7 and ubuntu.

 

Four year old Fujitsu P7010D, I think it's really nice and I thought it was expensive at time.

 

MSI MS-1651(AKA GX62x or GT-62x) barebone. Works perfectly. I still need to find an optical drive for it...

 

I'm using a Vostro 1220 in place of netbook...so mentally I'm using a netbook, but not really....confusing.

 

well my thinkpad was expensive, but it's not 'nice'. ...

 

I voted average. While I think my D630 is great-still looks brand new-save for the keyboard-and love it just as much as I did 3 years ago, it's not the most powerful or most feature filled laptop around. Also, I didn't pay 1K for it, I payed about 949 from Dell Outlet in November 07 (oh memories... )

 

linux deserves better than some old beater....how many times have we heard this, "I've got this old computer and I want to put linux on it"

 

We Canadians have to pay a premium on everything.

I just installed Ubuntu 9.10 on my T61, which is fairly average but it suits my needs perfectly.

 

I run 8.04 on my T61 for work Use it day in, day out with no issues.

 

I wouldn't call mine a "nice" notebook.(define nice?)
I rather refer my gear as linux friendly notebook that is able to work with major distro out there with additional tweaking, performs better for normal day usage.

Specs of my gear: DELL Inspiron 1501
CPU: dual core Turion x64 1.6Ghz TL-50
Video: 15.4" LCD with Radeon Xpress 1150 IGP
Sound: ATI(?) audio?
WIFI: DELL/Broadcom 1390
Running on Ubuntu/Windows via WUBI install.

Majority of gears out there works well with major Linux Distros. Except those with specific hardware, like SiS video IGP or some others to name. Gears with older hardwares requires time to tune for normal daily use, such as Intel Wireless 220 or something like that.

If you're looking for a/an additional budget system, it's always suggestible that you come back to this discussion room and seek for advice should you have come across any gears with specific hardwares which might have difficulties working with some distro.

 

These 3 year old laptops that people are only considering average, were they only average when they were new 3 years ago?

 

I agree... but wait... is it really easy to find ready built computers without Windows OS in it?
I don't really think so especially when we saw with our own eyes that close to 90% of new gears are released/shipped with Win OS.

 

Specs in sig. It's nothing special, but solid as all get-out and very reliable.

 

I don't really use Linux much on the better laptop, but on my netbook I run Ubuntu on SD card.