On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Russell Hires wrote:
> On Jun 22, 2007, at 9:23 PM, Eben King wrote:
>
>> Has anybody done the "build your own laptop" thing? What did you think of
>> the end result? Did the case seem of solid construction? Was it intricate
>> to (dis)assemble? How's the battery life?
>>
>> It's for my (non-technical) mother; the parts I've chosen are:
>>
>> case http://directron.com/z96jm.html $642
>> 1GB SODIMM http://directron.com/vs1gsds667d2.html $34
>> Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66GHz
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819111304
>> $206
>> DVD-CDRW http://directron.com/crx880a.html $39
>> 120 GB HD
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152040
>> $70
>> wifi card from my friend, who's upgrading; b/g $20
>> --------------------------------------------------------
>> $1,013 counting S&H
>>
>> The motherboard uses SATA, otherwise I'd probably use her previous PATA
>> drive. And it has only 1 SODIMM slot, otherwise I'd use her previous RAM.
>>
>> Comments? I priced out similar systems at HP ($1,269) and Dell ($1,008).
> I guess Dell isn't selling a linux laptop...??
Not AFAICT. And the maternal unit would use that other OS anyway.
> Why are you doing the DIY thing? Challenge? Because it's there? You haven't
> really demonstrated a lot of cost savings.
She wants to get away from Chinese assembly, and I think the parts I've
chosen are mostly better than what would be found in the average laptop
anyway. That is, unless decent RAM, HD, etc are an option on a big-name
laptop. I don't recall being given that choice.
Having a decent end result is pretty important. Warrantees are nice, but
I'd rather not have to use them. Since the day-to-day user is !geekly,
that's quite important.
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