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| 15:05.36 | stickster_work | jsmith: OK, got a hot laptop computer recommendation? |
| 15:05.43 | stickster_work | Or quigleymd_afk for that matter, although he's afk |
| 15:07.02 | jsmith | stickster_work: Huh? The macbooks run pretty hot, almost scalding hot until you upgrade the firmware (or so I'm told) |
| 15:07.10 | jsmith | stickster_work: You getting a new laptop? |
| 15:07.45 | stickster_work | Oh, it has to be something *other* than a Lenovo |
| 15:08.01 | stickster_work | Not that I don't love 'em... I have a T60p and love it |
| 15:09.59 | jsmith | Oh, other than a Lenovo? |
| 15:10.05 | jsmith | Hmmmmn... |
| 15:10.08 | jsmith | I like the HP NC-series |
| 15:10.18 | jsmith | (not sure what the current model is... hold on) |
| 15:10.29 | jsmith | It's their business line, not their crummy home line |
| 15:15.55 | jsmith | stickster_work: On the top end, go to HP's website and look at the "HP Compaq 8710" series |
| 15:16.23 | stickster_work | Yeah, looking for portability but high resolution |
| 15:16.28 | stickster_work | and fast, fast, FAST CPU. |
| 15:17.39 | jsmith | The nc2400 is probably too small and too slow |
| 15:18.02 | stickster_work | Hmm, Intel graphics would be good. |
| 15:19.03 | stickster_work | I think it might end up being a Dell XPS M1330 |
| 15:19.14 | stickster_work | Wish it was a slightly bigger screen. |
| 15:27.39 | jsmith | I'll never buy another Dell laptop |
| 15:27.56 | jsmith | 1) They're always a pain to get working with Linux |
| 15:28.01 | jsmith | 2) Their support stinks |
| 15:28.07 | jsmith | 3) They don't have the little j-mouse |
| 15:28.12 | jsmith | need I continue? |
| 15:29.18 | stickster_work | jsmith: http://jkeating.livejournal.com/ |
| 15:29.29 | stickster_work | Jesse seems to like it, although he's having some software problem |
| 15:29.48 | jsmith | Well, that makes me feel better ;-) |
| 15:29.49 | stickster_work | The hardware appears to be pretty compatible with Rawhide |
| 15:30.22 | jsmith | Bump the wrong key and you're stuck re-doing your partition table? |
| 15:30.24 | jsmith | C'mon! |
| 15:30.29 | stickster_work | haha |
| 15:30.32 | jsmith | What's wrong with this, people! |
| 15:30.50 | stickster_work | Well, he made the mistake of not removing the recovery partition, which kinda solves that problem. :-) |
| 15:30.50 | jsmith | I'd think that Jesse's post went more towards my argument that yours :-) |
| 15:31.12 | jsmith | Probably true |
| 15:31.18 | jsmith | I've just been burned by Dell so many times... |
| 15:31.28 | stickster_work | Yeah. |
| 15:31.41 | stickster_work | I haven't bought from them in years, but that's just a coincidence |
| 15:31.55 | stickster_work | I have a Dell desktop that's been running for literally ten years. |
| 15:32.15 | stickster_work | And another one for about nine, which until recently I was using for a server at home. |
| 15:32.24 | stickster_work | I just replaced it with a five-year-old Compaq Presario. |
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