Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 11:46:41 -0800 (PST) From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org, dan@langille.org Subject: Re: laptops - perhaps DELL Message-ID: <XFMail.010206114641.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <3A800BF7.A1CE2A78@wiegand.org>
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On 06-Feb-01 Chip wrote: > 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. Use X 4. Works like a charm on my i5000e. Note that it doesn't quite grok the LCD's properly, so you have to add bogus refresh rates in the monitor section for it to work. Once you've done that it works fine however. Mine runs X-cvs (post 4.0.2) at 1600x1200 without any problems. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> -- http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ PGP Key: http://www.baldwin.cx/~john/pgpkey.asc "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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