On Tue, 28 May 2002, Jeff wrote:
>
> Jeremy Zawodny, 2002-May-27 23:40 -0700:
> >
> > The Thinkpad 600E I'm using has been with me 2.5 years and is still
> > going strong. Over that time I've added memory (up to 512MB now) and
> > upgraded the disk (20GB). But it's still plenty fast for what I
Jeremy Zawodny, 2002-May-27 23:40 -0700:
> On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:50:46AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> >
> > (And regarding the Dell vs Thinkpad I can just say that I wore out two
> > Dell boxen in less than a year, but this IBM T21 has survived more
> > than a year already (with only one h
On Tue, 28 May 2002, Jeff wrote:
>
> Jeremy Zawodny, 2002-May-27 23:40 -0700:
> >
> > The Thinkpad 600E I'm using has been with me 2.5 years and is still
> > going strong. Over that time I've added memory (up to 512MB now) and
> > upgraded the disk (20GB). But it's still plenty fast for what I
Jeremy Zawodny, 2002-May-27 23:40 -0700:
> On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:50:46AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
> >
> > (And regarding the Dell vs Thinkpad I can just say that I wore out two
> > Dell boxen in less than a year, but this IBM T21 has survived more
> > than a year already (with only one
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:50:46AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>
> (And regarding the Dell vs Thinkpad I can just say that I wore out two
> Dell boxen in less than a year, but this IBM T21 has survived more
> than a year already (with only one hard drive broken, some memory
> slots had to be adj
On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 11:50:46AM +0200, Tollef Fog Heen wrote:
>
> (And regarding the Dell vs Thinkpad I can just say that I wore out two
> Dell boxen in less than a year, but this IBM T21 has survived more
> than a year already (with only one hard drive broken, some memory
> slots had to be ad
Just from my personal experience, price will be a little bit more
important, I get my 800c second
hand for $750 6 months ago... it was super low and everything work, with
3 times
higher price I can get a little better laptop with a little more
speed. but for sure not
3 times and with che
Along the same line I'm using LATITUDE 800c, great laptop, 1400x1200,
wireless, ethernet, irda, sound, cdrw, dvd, ( acpi still not working
right but sleep work )
I will get the newer version that support up the 1GB of memory. My only
up to
512, but I can still run Netbeans ( memory hog ) oracle
Just from my personal experience, price will be a little bit more
important, I get my 800c second
hand for $750 6 months ago... it was super low and everything work, with
3 times
higher price I can get a little better laptop with a little more
speed. but for sure not
3 times and with ch
Along the same line I'm using LATITUDE 800c, great laptop, 1400x1200,
wireless, ethernet, irda, sound, cdrw, dvd, ( acpi still not working
right but sleep work )
I will get the newer version that support up the 1GB of memory. My only
up to
512, but I can still run Netbeans ( memory hog ) oracle
* Vivek
| On Tue, 21 May 2002, Derek Broughton wrote:
|
| > No flames from me. That pretty much sums it up - price
| > vs. quality. Not a big difference either way, but Dell IS
| > renowned for bad BIOSes. What's the status of IBM support for
| > Linux in the retail market, these days? Dell
* Vivek
| On Tue, 21 May 2002, Derek Broughton wrote:
|
| > No flames from me. That pretty much sums it up - price
| > vs. quality. Not a big difference either way, but Dell IS
| > renowned for bad BIOSes. What's the status of IBM support for
| > Linux in the retail market, these days? Dell
>if replacing the desktop is the measure then you should next ask which
>desktop?. i run the debian on the dell i8100 as a streaming server, games
>machine, audio workstation, irc client and text editor - in other words
>several desktop machines ; )
>
>this is why i 'invested' in a dell i8k, becaus
>if replacing the desktop is the measure then you should next ask which
>desktop?. i run the debian on the dell i8100 as a streaming server, games
>machine, audio workstation, irc client and text editor - in other words
>several desktop machines ; )
>
>this is why i 'invested' in a dell i8k, becau
From: "Vivek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Tue, 21 May 2002, Derek Broughton wrote:
>
> > No flames from me. That pretty much sums it up - price vs. quality.
Not a
> > big difference either way, but Dell IS renowned for bad BIOSes. What's
the
> > status of IBM support for Linux in the retail market
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Derek Broughton wrote:
> No flames from me. That pretty much sums it up - price vs. quality. Not a
> big difference either way, but Dell IS renowned for bad BIOSes. What's the
> status of IBM support for Linux in the retail market, these days? Dell
They actually ship some
3 AM
> To: debian-laptop@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Which Desktop replacement.
>
>
> > Here's a vote in favor of IBM Thinkpads over Dell machines. Not
> to start a
> > flame war, but I've had a Dell Inspiron 5000 and 8100 and currently a
> > Thinkpad A30p. Th
> Here's a vote in favor of IBM Thinkpads over Dell machines. Not to start a
> flame war, but I've had a Dell Inspiron 5000 and 8100 and currently a
> Thinkpad A30p. The engineering and build quality of the IBM machine is far
> better than the Dells. It also seems to have less of the hardware/BIOS
From: "Vivek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> On Tue, 21 May 2002, Derek Broughton wrote:
>
> > No flames from me. That pretty much sums it up - price vs. quality.
Not a
> > big difference either way, but Dell IS renowned for bad BIOSes. What's
the
> > status of IBM support for Linux in the retail marke
Here's a vote in favor of IBM Thinkpads over Dell machines. Not to start a
flame war, but I've had a Dell Inspiron 5000 and 8100 and currently a
Thinkpad A30p. The engineering and build quality of the IBM machine is far
better than the Dells. It also seems to have less of the hardware/BIOS
"qui
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Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Which Desktop replacement.
> From: "Rob Hensley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > I recommend the Dell Inspiron 8200's. I own a 8100, and it is perfect
for
> > what I need, and
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> To: 'debian-laptop@lists.debian.org'
> Subject: Which Desktop replacement.
>
>
> Hi
> I am looking to purchase a laptop with at least 15" display,
> which should be
> able to run Debian as well as windows.
>
> I would be gratefull if anyone c
On Tue, 21 May 2002, Derek Broughton wrote:
> No flames from me. That pretty much sums it up - price vs. quality. Not a
> big difference either way, but Dell IS renowned for bad BIOSes. What's the
> status of IBM support for Linux in the retail market, these days? Dell
They actually ship som
3 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Which Desktop replacement.
>
>
> > Here's a vote in favor of IBM Thinkpads over Dell machines. Not
> to start a
> > flame war, but I've had a Dell Inspiron 5000 and 8100 and currently a
> > Thinkpad A30p. The engin
From: "Rob Hensley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I recommend the Dell Inspiron 8200's. I own a 8100, and it is perfect for
> what I need, and what you asked for. The only problem is...are you looking
> for something small and thin with a 15" lcd? if so, then you don't want
> Dell :) Dell's are known for
> Here's a vote in favor of IBM Thinkpads over Dell machines. Not to start a
> flame war, but I've had a Dell Inspiron 5000 and 8100 and currently a
> Thinkpad A30p. The engineering and build quality of the IBM machine is far
> better than the Dells. It also seems to have less of the hardware/BIOS
Barron Stewart wrote:
Hi
I am looking to purchase a laptop with at least 15" display, which should be
able to run Debian as well as windows.
I would be gratefull if anyone could recomend a suitable machine, preferably
with some configuration instructions.
cheers
Stewart
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I recommend the Dell Inspiron 8200's. I own a 8100, and it is perfect for
what I need, and what you asked for. The only problem is...are you looking
for something small and thin with a 15" lcd? if so, then you don't want
Dell :) Dell's are known for there some what "luggable" laptops. As far as
con
Hi
I am looking to purchase a laptop with at least 15" display, which should be
able to run Debian as well as windows.
I would be gratefull if anyone could recomend a suitable machine, preferably
with some configuration instructions.
cheers
Stewart
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Here's a vote in favor of IBM Thinkpads over Dell machines. Not to start a
flame war, but I've had a Dell Inspiron 5000 and 8100 and currently a
Thinkpad A30p. The engineering and build quality of the IBM machine is far
better than the Dells. It also seems to have less of the hardware/BIOS
"qu
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: Which Desktop replacement.
> From: "Rob Hensley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> > I recommend the Dell Inspiron 8200's. I own a 8100, and it is perfect
for
>
2 7:12 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Which Desktop replacement.
>
>
> Hi
> I am looking to purchase a laptop with at least 15" display,
> which should be
> able to run Debian as well as windows.
>
> I would be gratefull if anyone could recomend
From: "Rob Hensley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I recommend the Dell Inspiron 8200's. I own a 8100, and it is perfect for
> what I need, and what you asked for. The only problem is...are you looking
> for something small and thin with a 15" lcd? if so, then you don't want
> Dell :) Dell's are known for
Barron Stewart wrote:
> Hi
> I am looking to purchase a laptop with at least 15" display, which should be
> able to run Debian as well as windows.
>
> I would be gratefull if anyone could recomend a suitable machine, preferably
> with some configuration instructions.
>
> cheers
> Stewart
>
>
I recommend the Dell Inspiron 8200's. I own a 8100, and it is perfect for
what I need, and what you asked for. The only problem is...are you looking
for something small and thin with a 15" lcd? if so, then you don't want
Dell :) Dell's are known for there some what "luggable" laptops. As far as
co
Hi
I am looking to purchase a laptop with at least 15" display, which should be
able to run Debian as well as windows.
I would be gratefull if anyone could recomend a suitable machine, preferably
with some configuration instructions.
cheers
Stewart
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