<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Jim Herrmann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:kclug@itdepends.com">kclug@itdepends.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Shit. None of this is easy. The ASUS looks like almost the same machine for $250 less.<div class="im"><br><a href="http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0355914" target="_blank">http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0355914</a><br>
</div><div class="im"><a href="http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=113" target="_blank">http://www.system76.com/product_info.php?cPath=28&products_id=113</a><br><br></div>Although the System76 has the matte finish and Li-Polymer battery. The ASUS, at that price has a 750GB drive (another $79 on the System76). However, the ASUS has Windows on it. A definite negative. :-)<br>
<br>Sheesh. I hope this discussion is helping others consider future purchases.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>If the Windows machine is cheaper, get the Windows machine. There's no reason to pay more for what's essentially the "no OS" option (having Linux pre-installed is a convenience).</div>
<div><br></div><div>As for future purchases, if you can find a place that sells PC laptops with 16x10 displays, let me know. The only vendor I'm aware of that still offers them is Apple, hence why I only use Apple laptops (and would even were I running Windows or Linux exclusively).</div>
</div><div><br></div>-- <br>Chris<br><br><br><br>