Re: Best "new" laptop
Well, I simply went ahead and bought my dream machine. It's a Dell Inspiron
8000 with the following specs:
850MHz Intel Pentium III
512MB RAM
30GB HD
15.0" UXGA (1600x1200) TFT LCD
32MB ATI Mobility M4 3D, 4xAGP
10/100 + 56K V.90 NIC/Modem, internal Mini-PCI
8x DVD-ROM
8x CDRW
floppy drive
2nd battery
port replicator
surge protector
The main reason I went for this one is the 512MB (I'll be running VMware
with W2K alongside some memory hungry web apps when I'm working at home).
I checked the other main laptop companies, including MicronPC and only the
latter and Dell supported this amount of memory. The Micron "only" had a
1400x1050 LCD and no FireWire, so I went for the Dell. If you need more
disk space, go for the Micron since it supports a second HD in the modular
bay. For the extra disk space I plan to get an external FireWire drive
from Maxtor (80GB for less then $400).
>From what I read on various news groups and web sites all the features are
supported in Linux, including the internal NIC/Modem. :-)
This beast will arrive early next week and I will let you know how things go.
Thanks,
Ardo
Tom Hoover (lists+debian@hisword.net) wrote:
> I currently have a Toshiba 720CDT, and overall have been happy with it. I
> _may_ have an opportunity to get a new laptop (with someone else's money :-).
> I want to get feedback regarding "current" laptops on the market and how well
> they work with Linux. My goal here is to get the fastest, lightest, Linux
> compatible laptop out there. Something with a "thin" form-factor and with long
> battery life, but with the horsepower to be a desktop replacement when placed
> in a docking station. (I don't want much, do I?) Since I'm in the "dreaming"
> stage right now, my question is this...
>
> If you had an unlimited budget on which to spend on your "dream" Linux laptop,
> what would you buy and why?
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Ardo van Rangelrooij
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