Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 06:36:39 -0800 From: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> To: dan@langille.org Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: laptops - perhaps DELL Message-ID: <3A800BF7.A1CE2A78@wiegand.org> References: <200102060903.f1693HE17973@ns1.unixathome.org>
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Dan Langille wrote: > > I lusted over Murray Stokely's laptop at BSDCon 2000. He loaned it to > me so I could convert my FreshPorts presentation from PowerPoint to, > ummm, whatever it was that came with Star Office. It was a fine looking > screen and seemed quite solid. Murray just pointed me at: > > <http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers/specials_3x_special09.htm>; > > where the $2049 price tag for a 700MHz processor, 128MB ram, 10GB > disk and a 15" screen looks pretty good to me. I don't think I'll need > that MS Works bundle, so I'm sure I'll get a hefty discount (not) if they > take that off. Do they preinstall? Actually, I'd be inclined to install > myself.... There's something about knowing exactly what's on the box > that gives me a better feeling. > > Any opinions? Any contacts at DELL? > > -- > Dan Langille > pgpkey - finger dan@unixathome.org I have 3 Dell Inspiron8000's at work, they were brought in for a particular Linux app. I have been unable to get X installed on the I-8000. I have tried every monitor choice on the list for Dell. We then bought a Acer 739 and it works like a charm. The Dells are being returned to Dell, we'll never buy those again for anything except winblows. I did get X installed on an older Dell, I don't recall the model right now, but it was probably about two years old. I have heard the Acer and IBM laptops are probably the better choices for *nix running X. -- Chip Wiegand Alternative Operating Systems www.wiegand.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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