[CoLoCo] Looking for a laptop/notebook

[Ringo Kamens]

I don't have 200. I just have $50 right now, but thanks for the offer.
Comrade Ringo Kamens

On Dec 24, 2007 4:31 AM, David Overcash <funnylookinhat at gmail.com> wrote:

> I've got an IBM T43 that I am about to get rid of...  I'm not sure how
> much longer the hard drive is going to last (I think it's already starting
> to have corrupted sectors) but the rest of the machine works fairly well.  1
> GB Ram, 1.8 Ghz Centrino Processor.  Intel 810 Video.  Runs Ubuntu great!!
>
> I'd be looking to sell it for about $200.
>
> -David
>
>
> On Dec 23, 2007 8:07 AM, Chomafin < chomafin at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I've personally been looking at the Asus eeePC<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=eeepc&x=0&y=0>.
> > They run from 299 - 499 depending on  what you are looking for. These things
> > seem to work out great as long as your not wanting to play games, and what
> > your requirements are, seems it would work just fine.
> > Here is a good community wiki model comparison sheet.<http://wiki.eeeuser.com/eee_pc_701#models>
> >
> > 1. Estimated battery Life : 2.8 - 3.5 hrs
> > 2. 256 for Surf; 1gig for the 8gb model; most are expandable
> > 3. Screen is a low res VGA (640×480) @ 30 fps
> >
> > Biggest problems people seem to have is either due to the screen size
> > (7in) or the keyboard size.  To me it seems like the perfect couch surfing
> > machine.  And to top it all off, it has Xandros Linux installed by default.
> > There is already a working Xbuntu project for it that includes compiz.
> >
> > On Dec 22, 2007 10:00 PM, Ringo Kamens <2600denver at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >  I'm looking for a laptop/notebook for as cheap as possible. I would
> > > prefer an old ghetto laptop if possible. It doesn't need to be fast or have
> > > a big screen, however I do have some minimum requirements:
> > >
> > > 1. Battery must hold charge or I must be able to still buy batteries
> > > with it. Must have a charger.
> > > 2. Must have at least 256 mb ram
> > > 3. Screen must work
> > >
> > > Of course, this will run Ubuntu.  I don't want to clutter the list, so
> > > please email me privately ( 2600denver at gmail.com )
> > > Any help appreciated,
> > > Comrade Ringo Kamens
> > >
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