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Date:      Fri, 29 Jun 2001 10:24:08 +0200
From:      Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in>
To:        Brad Knowles <brad.knowles@skynet.be>
Cc:        chat@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: So what happens to FreeBSD now?
Message-ID:  <20010629102408.C61955@lpt.ens.fr>
In-Reply-To: <p0510035bb761348c363d@[194.78.241.123]>; from brad.knowles@skynet.be on Thu, Jun 28, 2001 at 09:25:36PM %2B0200
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Brad Knowles said on Jun 28, 2001 at 21:25:36:
> At 4:31 PM +0200 6/28/01, Rahul Siddharthan wrote:
> 
> >  How about the Inspiron 2500?  I gave details in an earlier
> >  mail.
> 
> 	No, the Inspiron 2100 is the closest model.  Comparing the iBook 
> with anything else is just not appropriate.
> 
> >  Or the Inspiron 4000?  Basic model $1557, with a 14 inch screen
> >  and 128 MB RAM.  If you don't want a DVD-ROM and you only want a 1
> >  year warranty, it comes down to $1379.  Not sure of the graphics card.
> >  To me, a 14 inch display makes a big difference over a 12 inch one.
> 
> 	If you're dead set on buying a Dell, and you've bought into the 
> Michael Dell Reality Distortion field, then go ahead and buy whatever 
> the hell it is that you want.

I just picked Dell as an example.  I've seen models with comparable
features at comparable prices in shops (Acer, Asus, I think also 
Sonys) but couldn't be bothered to dig out details of feature sets.

R

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