Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 15:57:28 +0100 From: "Jeff Rollin" <jeff.rollin@gmail.com> To: "Randy Bush" <randy@psg.com> Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Buying a new laptop Message-ID: <8a0028260703280757k1a669304qaf08e108aff7ae7e@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <460A80D8.3070503@psg.com> References: <20070327191946.GA39413@bewilderbeast.blackhelicopters.org> <rmi3b3p1r7w.fsf@fnord.ir.bbn.com> <460A80D8.3070503@psg.com>
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On 28/03/07, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> wrote: > > I'm like Randy - I pretty much just buy IBM/lenovo. I've had good > > repair experiences (something breaks, fixed and returned to me in 3 > > business days), and reliability has been good. > > my laptop is my ability to work. i can not afford to be without it. so > i buy the full on-site service. and they have come on-site to fix my > laptops the next day in bainbridge island, nairobi, yokohama, and kyoto. > > we have one top-end asus laptop. it is a really nice box, bought max > warranty. went dark, literally, in december. i had to make clear that, > if they did not ship it back from repair this week or refund our money, > it was lawyer time; and i meant it. it finally seems to be shipping > this week. > > otoh, this is better than sony. when a viao (sweet box but delicate) in > warranty went dead, they demanded more than the purchase price to repair it. > > some of the alternative boxes are sure sweet. when they work. it's > what happens when they don't work that leaves me with only dell and lenovo. > > randy > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-mobile > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-mobile-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > I on the other hand really like Fujitsu Siemens laptops - reliable, fast, good looking - but would really like to be able to order one with FreeBSD or at least with *BSD/Linux or no preinstalled OS; unfortunately it seems like none of the small independent Linux vendors in the UK do Fujitsu laptops, and I don't know any at all that preinstall BSD. Jeff -- Q: What will happen in the Aftermath? A: Impossible to tell, since we're still in the Beforemath. http://latedeveloper.org.uk
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