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[Jason Chandler <canthus13@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'd say go for a dell 15 series. (1545, 1664) With the ATI card, of course.
I hear that card works fine in linux...  I have the 1545 with the Intel
chipset and I have absolutely no complaints.

Jason


On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:38 PM, William Chambers <william@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>
> I'm looking at getting a new laptop within the next month and would like
> some thoughts. I don't really keep track of the 'latest and greatest'
> tech when it comes to laptops so it'd be nice to have some help.
>
> I'm looking to use it mostly for Coding and some mid-range gaming
> (Sauerbraten, Half Life 2, Starcraft 2 ETC) and don't really require the
> ability to max settings although I wouldn't complain of course. ;) It
> should probably be noted that I'll be compiling on the go so a decent
> CPU is a must. Also it's important that it has a decent battery life
> (somewhere above the range of 2 hours or at the very least a 'power
> save' feature.) as I intend to be traveling and may not always have a
> socket.
>
> My budget is about a thousand dollars although I'm willing to stretch to
> about 1.1k.
>
> Currently looking at three options.
> http://www.amazon.com/Dell-Studio-15-6-Inch-Obsidian-
> Laptop/dp/B002PY7OTE
> http://www.amazon.com/Pavilion-DV6-2162NR-15-6-Inch-Laptop-Up-
> Battery/dp/B0031ESWP2
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00361G0ZO
>
> Thanks for your time looking things over. Hopefully I've found a few that
> are at least kinda/sorta close to what I need.
> --
> William Chambers / Bios Element
> http://bioselement.com/
>
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