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Subject: Re: Buying a new laptop
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|        |          Doug Ambrisko|
|        |          <ambrisko@whi|
|        |          stle.com>    |
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|        |          12/04/00     |
|        |          12:49 PM     |
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  |       To:     Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>                              |
  |       cc:     dmitry <dvk@toolbuilders.com>, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG,   |
  |       (bcc: Ben Calvert/AMS/AMSINC)                                        |
  |       Subject:     Re: Buying a new laptop                                 |
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Mike Smith writes:
| > Basically, I need a new laptop for school/work/home entertainment. I'll be
| > running -stable, XEmacs, apsfilter and Divx :-) Thats about it.
| >
| > I have considered Gateway 9xxx, Dell Inspiron 5000x, M-Tech and others. It
| > comes down to be ~ $3000.
|
| Dell 5000e with the 1600x1200 screen.  Nothing else comparable right now.
| Lots of options at 1400x1040 now (Dell, IBM, Sony)

>Hmm IBM A21P seems nice at 1600x1200.  Unfortunately I haven't gotten
>one yet.

>Doug A.

but then there's the recent display of ignorance on ibm's part... that sort of
thing sets off my "run away!" alarm

Ben






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