On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 11:51:40AM +0000, Lisi wrote: > I have been asked to recommend a laptop to replace a 3 year old and ailing HP > running XP, and to fit the following brief: > > Must be durable > Must not run Windows (specifically mentioned as acceptable were MAC OS and > Linux) > Budget c. £800/£900 (that is based on the cost of a suitable MAC)
What degree of "durable" do you need? If it's "the owner will be dropping it off a table onto a quarry tile floor on a daily basis", then I'd suggest that the budget isn't quite up to it, and you need something like the Toughbook. If it's "the build quality is pretty good, and it'll survive being stuffed into a bag with light padding, hoofed around all over the place, and fumbled occasionally", then in the past I've been happy with a Dell Latitude. Dell also occasionally sell machines with Linux on. Hugo. -- === Hugo Mills: h...@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- Ceci est un travail pour l'Australien. ---
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