[NCLUG] Desire suggestions for college laptop

[Kevin]

Depends on what you want.  After using IBM Thinkpads for years I just
got an Apple iBook.  I got a "top of the line" iBook 1.33GHz G4 with
a 60GB hard drive, a CD/DVD writer, 768MB Ram and 14.2" LCD screen for
about $1600.  Under the hood of the Mac OS is freeBSD, unix.  The WiFi
is built in and invisible and like Apple prides itself on, the WiFi
just works, no odd questions or weird config screens, it just
connects.  But, if you are married to the Intel architecture, wait
a year or so and Apple will be coming out with an Intel based one.

I liked my Thinkpads (even if they did run Windoze), I LOVE my iBook.
Life is good now that I can get a unix command line prompt again. ;)

DLC

bsimpson at att.net wrote:
> My daughter has just graduated from high school and will
> be going to college in August.  I would like to furnish
> her with a new laptop, and am looking for ideas on what
> to get.  Some of my considerations:
> 
> - Can't be too flimsy, as it will be a college environment
>   (though she does take good care of her possessions).
> 
> - A major brand is probably more desirable, as it would
>   probably be easier/quicker to get repaired.  Which
>   brands should I consider?
> 
> - Want wifi, but this may be a non-issue as I am presuming
>   that most new laptops are likely to have this.
> 
> - Probably another non-issue is a hard drive large
>   enough to add a decent OS (Linux).
> 
> - She's not going into Computer Science, and so the main
>   use will be term papers, games, misc. school work...
>   Therefore high-price/high-performance is much less
>   important than dependability.
> 
> What other things should I consider?  What brands?
> Stores (e.g. Best Buy) vs catalog (e.g. Dell)?  I would
> appreciate any suggestions.  Thanks!
> 
> Brian Simpson
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