Re: which laptop with these features?

[star@starshine.org (Heather Stern)]

> I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD.  What does this
> describe?
> 
> thanks,
> jc
> 
> --
> Jeff Coppock		Systems Engineer
> Diggin' Debian		Admin and User

It's a taller drive.  Still has the tiny-size IDE interface normal on
laptop disks, but the taller bay will allow for either older drive bays 
(perhaps he intends to slide an already-debian drive into his new
machine) or for larger capacities (you can only fit so many platters 
on a 9.5mm drive).

Beware also that some manufacturers say 9mm and mean it; they can't take
9.5mm drives either, or they can with a -very- tight fit, and some
danger of heating problems.  Mostly those are your pocket-tops; I don't 
think you'll have that problem when looking for the bigger-screen systems.

* Heather Stern * star@ many places...