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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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...>. > > 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... > > *^\ > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Luc Lefebvre > > In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, > in the expert's mind there are few. <Shunryu Suzuki> > > Key fingerprint = D2E5 5E35 B910 6F4E 0242 EC63 0FD9 96D0 C7F4 784E > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
