(no subject)

[rhyll]

So, today I tried to turn my laptop on, and the screen is basically fucked, It goes from a plain black screen to something like a Rothko painting, mostly white with hints of colour at the edges. Since it doesn't seem to go through any starting-up-before-ubuntu bits, this seems to be a hardware issue rather than software.

1) does this assessment seem correct?
2) WHAT DO I DO OH DOOM OH DOOM OH DOOM?

I'm backed up for most of my thesis, but I haven't backed up the last couple of days' work. Also, my laptop is a Dell, if that helps any.

Also: assuming I'm going to have to get a new laptop, I figured I should probably get a new one this time. I want something as lightweight as possible (since I'm lugging it to and from uni every day on my bike), preferably not prone to any kind of hardware failure, and able to do the basics. If it's capable of doing some compiz-style shininess I wouldn't be averse to that. And, of course, coming either with linux or easily compatible with linux is a plus. I've heard good things about the Vaios, but I wouldn't mind a second (or third) opinion on them. Price range is < $2,000, preferably closer to $1.500.

Comments

[suriount.livejournal.com]

new laptop tiems

personally i'd only stick with a dell, or toshiba

a place i worked for used to do the warranty for acer, and they were awful. ditto for low-end hp laptops

fran just got a dell vostro 1500, my housemate has one too. $2100 with 3 years warranty, larger hard drive. i'm sure you could take a few options out to knock the price down

i have been looking at getting a second hand ibook g4 off ebay, because they're so small and attractive and run ubanto. with new battery and wireless card i could probably get away with it for under $750

good luck!

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'll probably stick with my old laptop 'til the XO arrives and I can work out if it's a practical laptop-for-everything or not.