Ubuntu-Chicago laptop shopping

[Matthew Johnson]

I like craigslist for cheap stuff.  You do have to spend some time
with it to check it out before you buy of course so you don't get it
in the pants.

http://chicago.craigslist.org/search/sys?query=laptop

http://chicago.craigslist.org/sys/



On 10/14/06, Matthew M Angeles <matt.angeles at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anyone know of any good laptop deals under 600? I'm looking to get
> something that will last but I don't need it to be fancy. IAll I plan on
> doing on it is running ubuntu w/beryl and I don't need all the bells and
> whistles on beryl, writing papers, surfing the net, checking my email
> and maybe running some emulators but most run on half-way decent
> pentiums III's.
>
> I found two at mircocenter I liked. The acer 5100-3336 but it's $650 and
> its about 50 bucks too much. Maybe it's worth the extra 50. And the Acer
> 3680 but it has an intel graphic card. Will intel's graphic card run
> well in Ubuntu with beryl?
>
> Let me know what you guys think. Most of you are way more experienced
> running ubuntu then me.
>
> Thanks for your help
> redDEAD
>
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