On Tuesday 17 August 2010, Tim Gibney elucidated thus:
> I wasn't trying to start a flame war. I have a similar philosophy
> with tools and was just wondering which hardware platform is the most
> reliable and if it is unreasonable to want +4 years out of a notebook
> to justify a ROI.
Just a data point. I have a Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705 (With a 17"
1600x1200 screen..loooove it) that I bought used in March of 2009
(about 1.5 years ago). Dell tells me its original ship date was
4/6/2006. That would make it almost 4.5 years old, and that I bought
it when it was just under 3 years old. It has been rock solid, and it
has given me nary a hiccup. I'm running Ubuntu on it.
BTW, I paid $350 for it used. One of the best electronics investments
I've ever made.
j
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