Re: which laptop with these features?

[Jeff <jcoppock1@attbi.com>]

Sebastian Kuzminsky, 2002-Sep-18 09:55 -0700:
> Hi folks, i'm looking for a new laptop.  Can anyone recommend a good
> one with these features:
> 
>     14" or bigger screen, with better than 1024x768 resolution
>     CD-RW/DVD drive (fixed or removable is ok)
>     accepts a 12.5mm hard disk
>     accepts two batteries
>     video supported natively by XFree86 4.1 or 4.2 (not nVidia)
>     audio supported by OSS in the 2.4 kernel
>     price under $2,500
>     
> 
> I was pretty excited about the Dell Inspiron 4150 until i learned that
> it only accepts 9.5mm hard disks.  Then i was excited about the Inspiron
> 8200 until i learned that the ATI video card is only available if you
> configure it with a 2 GHz P4, 512 MB RAM, and a 40 GB disk.
> 
> 
> I've heard good things about the IBM Thinkpads but havent dont the
> research yet...
> 
> 
> Any info would be appreciated.

I'm not familiar with the 12.5mm vs. 9.5mm HDD.  What does this
describe?

thanks,
jc

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