Re: Best Cost/Quality Desktop system for a college freshman

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I installed Ubuntu on a Toshiba laptop for my daughter to take to 
college.  Consider shopping for a used Thinkpad laptop.  You might need 
help from this list to get the DVD player working.

Nathan M. Andelin


On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at  8:58 PM , Mark Allen wrote:

> Hints/ideas from anyone would be helpful, desk space will prob be an 
> issue
> (in a dorm) so flat panel/small chassis.  Needs network card for 
> connecting
> to campus internet.  He's got a few games (in the "small" amt of free 
> time
> he;ll have from schoolwork) that any current model should handle. 
> rest will
> be Internet (FIREFOX!!!), and the usual office suites.  Needs DVD/Cd 
> player
> asd lot of classwork/text books come with it now. (the DVD's/CD's as
> "enhanced" textbooks at only a 50% premium over regular edition.
>
> any thoughts/ideas would be helpful esp those been thru it before.
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