[Cialug] dell laptops

[Brandon Griffis]

Linky?

Thanks,
Brandon

On Jan 24, 2008 9:53 AM, David Champion <dchampion at visionary.com> wrote:

> This one is pretty nicely equipped:
> Vostro 1500 - $599
>        Intel(R) Core™2 Duo Processor
>        Genuine Windows XP Home Edition or Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic
>        2GB memory*
>        120GB* hard drive
>        CD/DVD burner
>        128MB NVIDIA(R) graphics card*
>
>
> I don't think they'd give you a lot of problems linux driver-wise. The
> one thing I'd see if you could customize would be the wifi card - switch
> to the Intel card that has a native linux driver, instead of the
> Dell/Broadcom chip that you'd have to use ndiswrapper for.
>
> If you're wanting a slick looking laptop, the Vostro isn't it. They look
> like a square black chunk. They also have the Latitude D531 for $649.
> IMHO the current Latitude line is pretty sharp looking.
>
> -dc
>
> Dave Weis wrote:
> >
> > There's a 2 day special on laptops probably containing lots of "driver
> > challenges" for $399-$649. The least expensive one is
> > Vostro™ 1000
> >     AMD Sempron™ processor
> >     Genuine Windows(R) XP Home Edition or Genuine Windows Vista(R) Home
> Basic
> >     1GB memory*
> >     120GB* hard drive
> >     CD/DVD burner
> >     1-Year Limited Warranty* with Mail-In Service
> >
> > If anyone wants the url let me know, it's nothing through my company,
> > just one of the mailing lists.
> >
> > dave
> >
> >
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