Component mismatch. A quad-core processor without a Solid State Disk is a waste (in the context of an interactive desktop) in my opinion. The nigh-miraculous decreases in loading times from an SSD do more for the everyday usability of a PC than a beefy video card, extra CPU cores or a boatload of RAM. I would strongly advise looking at a machine with a less beefy video card, and use the cost savings to purchase and install an SSD as an upgrade. Unless, of course, you just want to pony up the ~$200 to upgrade that monster as it is and run screaming through your typical workday. Woogie On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:36 PM, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote: > > is there any conceivable reason i wouldn't want this baby as my new > linux laptop? > > http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6701573&Sku=A50-15649 > > and, no, i don't care that it has an nvidia card. i've lost interest > in the religious wars, i just want stuff that works. > > rday > > -- > > ======================================================================== > Robert P. J. Day Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA > http://crashcourse.ca > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/rpjday > LinkedIn: http://ca.linkedin.com/in/rpjday > ======================================================================== > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux > -- Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb