Re: experience with late model laptops?
What about a PCG-Z1SP sony model ? This is what I am planning to buy in a few months (2-3). Does anybody have feedback for this model ?
Thx,
XM
On Mon, 4 Aug 2003 13:50:25 -0400
Luc Lefebvre <luc.lefebvre@mcgill.ca> wrote:
> I'm also looking into either Toshiba, Dell, or Apple, to run unstable. The main purpose of the machine will be to run comedi <for data acquisition> and burn CDs for data archiving. I have experience running Debian potato <on desktop> and Woody <on an IBM laptop>. I have been scouring the tuxmobil.org website <very informative> and there is one account of an install <RH9> on a Tecra S1. I was looking at the Satellite Pro 6100 <because there appears to be more experience "out there" with it>. You will also find some good links related to Toshiba at the bottom of the tuxmobil.org/toshiba.html page. The same would apply for Dell <been looking at the Inspirion 8500 and the Latitude D800, I emailed them <Dell a question some days ago and am still waiting for a response, must say this is wearing at my enthousiasm for Dell...>.
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> It would also appear that the Apple hardware is pretty well supported <again from what I can glean from tuxmobil penguinppc.org. I'm at the stage now where I've read enough to not know what I want anymore...
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> *^\
>
> Opinions and esp. advice welcome,
>
> cheers
>
> On Mon, Aug 04, 2003 at 12:41:21PM -0400, charlie derr wrote:
> > I'm about to purchase a new laptop and wondered if anyone
> > has had any specific success/failures with either of the following:
> >
> > Toshiba Tecra S1
> > 1.4GHz Mobile Intel Pentium M processor w/Centrino, 1GB RAM,
> > 60GB hard drive, CD-RW/DVD-ROM, 56K, 10/100 Ethernet,
> > Intel WiFi 802.11b, Windows XP Pro and a 15" UXGA active-matrix display
> > Graphics Processor Vendor
> > ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000
> >
> > Sony VAIO GRT100
> > 2.5GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4 processor-M, 512MB,
> > 60GB hard drive, 24X10X24 CD-RW/8X DVD-ROM, 56K,
> > 10/100 Ethernet, WiFi 802.11b, Windows XP Pro
> > and a 15" XGA active-matrix display
> > Graphics Processor Vendor
> > NVidia GeForce4 420 Go
> >
> >
> > I don't particularly care about the modem or the wireless,
> > and I'll probably run sid (unstable) on it, but I was hoping
> > to get a bit of feedback if there's someone willing to share.
> >
> > thanks so very much in advance,
> > ~c
> >
> >
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