Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 18:15:09 -0000 From: "Si." <si@chemicalterrorism.com> To: <freebsd-chat@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: laptops - perhaps DELL Message-ID: <IOEDLFEIFKOCCKPLMKOMCEMPDLAA.si@chemicalterrorism.com> In-Reply-To: <3A800BF7.A1CE2A78@wiegand.org>
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ooops. I've just taken up on the inspiron 3800 offer dell has been doing for the express purpose of dual booting windows and freebsd. Has any had any perticular problems with this model of notebook ? Let me know as there is still time to cancel my order <g>. Si. -----Original Message----- From: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG [mailto:owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Chip Sent: 06 February 2001 14:37 To: dan@langille.org Cc: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: laptops - perhaps DELL 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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