OneAndOneIs2

Mon, Sep 24, 2007

To Dell, or not to Dell?

My laptop's wifi may work, but the USB is broken, and it has no built-in disc drives. Hence I ponder a new one, now that Dell's website is working.

Apparently, a new Ubuntu Dell with dual-core & Intel graphics and wifi with the spec I want would cost £376 all-in.

It's tempting... I might get some of it back from ebaying my old laptop, after all, and that's a pretty good price for a new laptop even if I don't.

And in other laptop news, the OLPC laptop has FINALLY, it seems, given the official nod to the "Buy one for you and pay for a second for developing nations" idea.

I don't think they're usable for adults, which is a shame, but I might consider buying one at some point.. just cuz they're cool :o)

6 comments • Categories: Omni, FOSS, Technology, My Life

Comments:

Comment from: Genevieve [Visitor]

· http://iamgenevieve.wordpress.com

Remember all those months ago I posted about a laptop? I'm getting one soon :-) A MacBook...my father has a friend at work who's organising a promotion for the company to get 15% of all Apple products, so I'm getting it then.

Very very excited :-)

Permalink 24/09/07 @ 22:30

Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/

Fifteen percent off?! Can I have one? :o)

Permalink 25/09/07 @ 16:34

Comment from: Chloé [Visitor]

· http://chloesbubbles.blogspot.com/

In my university, students have a 15% discounts on Apple products.

But they still are quite expensive. And my Dell with Ubuntu is still working fine. So really, I have no reason of getting a MacBook. Even though I want to...

Permalink 25/09/07 @ 17:27

Comment from: oneandoneis2 [Member] · http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/

My university doesn't even do cheap meals. I feel cheated!

Permalink 25/09/07 @ 18:32

Comment from: Ginny [Visitor]

· http://iamgenevieve.wordpress.com

I would send one to you via Parcleforce...but how would I explain to the rents who I'm sending it to? :-)

Permalink 26/09/07 @ 11:23

Comment from: Chloé [Visitor]

· http://chloesbubbles.blogspot.com/

Oh my university doesn't even do cheap meals either.

Actually, the few food places on campus are wondering how comes that nobody wants to pay $5 for two old slices of bread with a thin slice of cold turkey in between...

Permalink 27/09/07 @ 21:45