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<DIV><SPAN class=274144222-02092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have
a Compaq (Not as new as yours) and I tried to run Linux on it but the ACPI was
incompatable- Other than that it works great.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=274144222-02092004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>--Dennis</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jesse Jarzynka
[mailto:denisesballs@thecybersource.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September
02, 2004 6:27 PM<BR><B>To:</B> nflug@nflug.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Linux
Laptops<BR><B>Importance:</B> Low<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> Hey,
just wondering if anyone's has used any new laptops lately and wanted to get
some feedback on the vendors, and see how Linux played with them. As far as
our experience, seems as long as it has nVidia graphics it plays well (With
Fedora Core 2). I just noticed <A
href="http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&expansionOID=-536906913&prodBlockOID=537334020">this</A>
one from Office Max and seems like a pretty good deal, and would do well with
Linux. In case that link is broke from a cookie or something, here are the
specs:<BR><BR><FONT size=3><B>Compaq Presario RS3210us Laptop Computer
w/Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M 3000+</B></FONT><BR>Processor: Mobile AMD Athlon XP-M
processor 3000+ (1.6GHz) <BR>Memory: 256MB DDR SDRAM (expandable to
1.3GB)<BR>Display: 15.4" WXGA widescreen display (max. resolution 1280 x
800)<BR>Hard drive: 60GB (4200 RPM) <BR>Communications: Integrated 10/100BaseT
ethernet LAN (RJ-45), integrated v.90/v.92 56KB modem (RJ-11)<BR>Wireless
connectivity: 54g Integrated 802.11b/g wireless LAN <BR>Graphics card:
NVIDIA GeForce 4 420 Go with 32MB dedicated<BR>Operating system: Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition <BR>Primary CD/DVD drive: 24x DVD/CD-RW combo drive
<BR>External ports: 3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0, 1 parallel, 1 PS/2, 1
VGA, 1 TV out, 1 RJ-11, 1 RJ-45<BR>Dimensions: 10.96" (L) x 14.25" (W) x 1.8"
(H) <BR>Weight: 7.8 lb. <BR>Sound: Internal JBL Pro Performance
speakers<BR><BR>This is going for $999.98 at <A
href="http://officemax.com">http://officemax.com</A>. Any comments or worries
about this one as far as Linux goes? What would be the best would be to buy a
laptop without any o/s, as to avoid paying for Winblows. I know HP is doing
Linux laptops but those don't seem to be out yet, and I would remove whatever
was on it anyways. Anyone know of any vendors (maybe Dell I think I heard?)
selling o/s-less laptops? Any feedback is greatly appreciated. -Jesse Jarzynka
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