On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Robert P. J. Day <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rpjday@crashcourse.ca">rpjday@crashcourse.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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regularly checking in at <a href="http://tigerdirect.ca" target="_blank">tigerdirect.ca</a> and saw this a couple days<br>
ago:<br>
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<a href="http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6367166&Sku=S445-170017&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001-_-CatId_17_S445-170017" target="_blank">http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6367166&Sku=S445-170017&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001-_-CatId_17_S445-170017</a><br>
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i've had consistently good luck with refurb'ed laptops from<br>
tigerdirect, and it had what i wanted for my new system (1600x900<br>
display, DDR3 memory, basic HW virt support, HDMI port), and at that<br>
price, it's hard to go wrong.<br>
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what's interesting is the comments underneath, where a number of<br>
commenters were pleasantly surprised that the system came with an i5<br>
processor instead of the advertised i3. bonus! mine should show up<br>
today so that's the first thing i'll check.<br></blockquote><div><br>Good configuration, great resolution.<br><br>I stopped getting refurbished laptops, several years back. Instead, I go for new <br>ones and pay for the additional warranty. <br>
<br>Just yesterday had one replaced for one of my daughters because it was sent <br>for repair for the 4th time, and the No Lemon policy says it has to be replaced.<br><br>They honored it, but I had to get a manager to talk to, and their computer system<br>
would not let them do a return, so it took a lot of time to sort out, but at the end,<br>I got an equivalent Toshiba with Core i3, and a LED screen. Had to pay for a new<br>service plan on it, but the hardware was free, including the taxes.<br>
<br>Have not put Linux on it yet, so too early to say.<br><br>Questions :<br><br>1. Does the HDMI work under Linux? Does it need any drivers?<br><br>2. How heavy is the 17.3" inch. Tell us after a month or so of lugging it if it<br>
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