Re: Sony or Toshiba? (corrected)

[Jim Moore]

Carlos Felipe Saraiva Pinheiro wrote: Hi Andrew. Thank you for the hints. And for those who are interested in such a bargain, check out CircuitCity. cheers Felipe On Wed, 02 May 2007 16:18:53 +1200 Andrew McMillan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 17:18 -0300, Carlos Felipe S. Pinheiro wrote: Hi. I was looking for a notebook I found two good deals: Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527 and Sony VAIO N220E/B, both for the same price (after rebate) $599.99. I wonder which one would have better Linux compatibility (and maybe better performance). Hi Felipe, If we cut those lists down to the parts that actually are different... *** Toshiba Satellite A135-S4527 ************************* Processor Speed: 1.73 GHz Hard Drive Capacity: 120 GB 4 x USB v2.0 6-cell (4000mAh) rechargeable, removable Lithium-Ion battery pack Weight: 6.0 lbs *** Sony VAIO N220E/B *************************** Processor Speed: 1.6 GHz Hard Drive Capacity: 80 GB 2 x USB 2.0 Standard Lithium-ion battery (VGP-BPS2A/S) Weight: 6.5 lbs The Toshiba Satellite would seem to be a _clear_ winner. 10% faster CPU, 50% more HD, 10% lighter, 100% more USB ports... I'm not sure of the battery equivalences, but the Sony is unlikely to be vastly different. Other notes: - The card slots probably won't work under Linux, except to read SD (& MMC?) cards where there are some under-development drivers that I have had some success with on a different laptop. - You may need to install Xorg 7.3 to get the graphics running properly, or perhaps use 915resolution (but really, Xorg7.3 is a better solution). Everything else should work OK. Cheers, Andrew McMillan. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Andrew @ Catalyst .Net .NZ Ltd, PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington WEB: http://catalyst.net.nz/ PHYS: Level 2, 150-154 Willis St DDI: +64(4)803-2201 MOB: +64(272)DEBIAN OFFICE: +64(4)499-2267 The secret of being a bore is to say everything -- Voltaire ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Wow, that's a great deal.  Could really buy into that but no money for computers now.  Would really like to replace the Gateway.  Under Linux the keyboard, touchpad and face of the computer are extremely sensitive;i.e.; if one's finger touches the bezel around the touchpad it will jump to another open application; likewise say I'm using the terminal, if the cursor gets moved out of the terminal window, keyboard entry stops until the cursor is again placed in the terminal area. Jim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]