[Cialug] [ot] laptop

[Theron Conrey]

Neal Daringer wrote:

> sorry can't run os X and i won't buy apple. way too pricey and they 
> don't serve
> well in the desert (i guess not many laptops will, but i've seen 
> apples not
> last anywhere near as long.)
>
>
>
> Quoting Darcy Baston <darcybaston@mac.com>:
>
>> Don't miss the  Apple Powerbook 15". It's got all that you ask except 
>>  a lower mhz cpu (which makes up in floating point/vector crunching  
>> prowess):
>>
>> $2,299.00
>> Free Shipping
>> 15.2-inch TFT Display
>> 1280x854 resolution
>> 1.67GHz PowerPC G4
>> 512MB DDR333 SDRAM
>> 80GB Hard Drive
>> ATI Mobility Radeon
>> 9700 (64 MB DDR)
>> Backlit keyboard
>> Gigabit Ethernet
>> FireWire 400 & 800
>> Analog audio in/out
>> DVI & S-Video out
>> 8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW) that can burn videos to DVD-R, DVD-RW,  
>> DVD+R and DVD+RW discs.
>>
>> Comes with Unix built in of course. :)
>>
>> Darcy
>>
>> On May 18, 2005, at 10:04 PM, Neal Daringer wrote:
>>
>>> i'm trying to dig up as many places that sell laptops.
>>>
>>> so far i got the obvious:
>>> dell
>>> gateway
>>> best buy
>>> compusa
>>> staples
>>> officemax
>>> hp
>>>
>>>
>>> i'm looking for something w/ >15" widescreen (wxga+ preferably),  
>>> >2GHZ (amd or
>>> intel, i don't care), >60GB hdd, ~512mb ddr, DVD+/-RW, 802.11b/g  
>>> internal,
>>> s-video out(a must)
>>>
>>> any urls and/or ads would be great.
>>>
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Um if you are buying a laptop for the desert I'd recommend the panasonic 
CF-72 or 73  you can buy them from E-bay.