skunkstripe
02-08-2008, 12:36 PM
I finally did it. After struggling with a Fujitsui Lifebook that I had bought on eBay (the hard drive died so I had to replace it) I finally got a nifty little laptop. I've wanted a tiny one for so long since I'm small and don't want to lug around a huge one. But the ones that I wanted all cost like $1200! :eek: Last week a guy was here calibrating some equipment and I was admiring his little laptop and he said it had cost $350. And he loved it! That's saying a lot coming from a road warrior.
It weighs less than a pound and comes pre-loaded with Linux and all kinds of open source software. You can plug a flash drive into it with any kind of Microsoft file like Word or Excel and it will open it with the Open Office software.
I always said my next upgrade from Windows 2000 Pro would be to Linux and I finally did it! With shipping it cost only $316! (OK this is the one with the 2G hard drive, which is plenty for me :D) You can hardly buy the Microsoft OS for that! And it even comes in garish Easter egg colors!
It finally came today and it worked perfectly! Only thing is I wish it had the GIMP pre-installed but what the heck, I can probably download that!
It weighs less than a pound and comes pre-loaded with Linux and all kinds of open source software. You can plug a flash drive into it with any kind of Microsoft file like Word or Excel and it will open it with the Open Office software.
I always said my next upgrade from Windows 2000 Pro would be to Linux and I finally did it! With shipping it cost only $316! (OK this is the one with the 2G hard drive, which is plenty for me :D) You can hardly buy the Microsoft OS for that! And it even comes in garish Easter egg colors!
It finally came today and it worked perfectly! Only thing is I wish it had the GIMP pre-installed but what the heck, I can probably download that!