[GLLUG] Laptops for lounge?

[Chris Chan]

I saw a Pentium M laptop at a local computer store for $160. You could
definitely do better than a P3 for $130.
-C

On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 8:29 AM, David Singer <david at ramaboo.com> wrote:
> that seems high to me. I wonder if you couldn't do better used on
> ebay. at least something in the p4 range. last thing you want people
> to think is linux is slow and a modern linux install on a p3 is slow
> :(
>
> David
>
> On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Clay Dowling <clay at lazarusid.com> wrote:
>> I realize that we aren't doing the lounge this year.  But Menards is
>> selling laptop computers that are exactly what we're looking for: P3,
>> powerful enough to run Win98 or an x session.  They'd $129, or $99 with
>> a rebate.
>>
>> It might be worthwhile for several of us to pick those up for future
>> events.  I can see a cool "Introduction to Linux" event for Software
>> Freedom day, for instance, where we have people come in for a quick
>> introduction to Linux, say a series of half-hour sessions at a local mall.
>>
>> Clay
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