On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 19:41, 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 > >
Don't have any experience about the specific model of the sony, but sony's support is disastrous, so if you depend on their support in case of trouble, don't. I have their pcg-fxa53. It is a conexant modem and is workable and the ethernet is realtech which is a simple card but is supported, although mine did have trouble (right now only works when locked into 10Mps half duplex mode).
