[ale] [OT] laptop parts in downtown ATL

[cluon at geeklabs.com (Mike Harrison)]

> Not to start any brand wars, but I have had nothing but problems at work with the newer Dell
> laptops. The Sony Vaio seems like a better alternative.

My beloved 18.4" Sony Vaio, worn edges, letters worn off some keys, more 
frequent flier miles than I can count, is enjoyed semi-retirement on my 
desk, having only ever had a new battery added. It is jealous of my new 
rMBP that also runs Bodhi and Redhat (using Parallels).

I have some minor experience with some other newer models with friends and 
co-workers.

My experience with Sony's is, if you buy the higher end models with good 
screens, you get better HD's, RAM, Wifi and video chips and they are 
really nice Linux machines. The best thing you can do to one is upgrade 
the vendor munged crapware/scrapware loaded Winders install on it with Linux.