Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 18:23:39 -0800 From: Rob <europax@home.com> To: Chip <chip@wiegand.org> Cc: dan@langille.org, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: laptops - perhaps DELL Message-ID: <3A80B1AA.6F7D45E3@home.com> References: <200102060903.f1693HE17973@ns1.unixathome.org> <3A800BF7.A1CE2A78@wiegand.org>
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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. > > -- > 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 I have an Acer 602TER. FreeBSD and OpenBSD have worked very well on it. Suspend-resume works properly with 4.2-release. And the built in cdrw and ethernet is nice. All for $2500. Rob. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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