www.discountpcsales.com
My laptop is an Mtech20u
Also look at
www.eportables.com
for a similar laptop, and other used and generic laptops.
For specs and pictures, you can look at:
sceptre.com
armcomputer.com
usasunrex.com
All manufacture/sell the same brand of laptop, but you'll get the best price through
discountpcsales/Mtech.
I have had good sucess with all hardware components. I have not tried the pcmcia,
modem, usb or firewire ports. It has a built in Nic, sound, modem. The nic and sound
are all I use. X4 works beautifully with the display. I can switch between 4 video
modes very quickly. APM works well under linux. After seeing bob's presentation on
linux on laptops, I reboot it maybe once a week, just putting it in sleep mode.
ARM computer says this and all their laptops are linux certified, so I'm assuming the
modem/usb/pcmcia will work.
Mtech gets this laptop from both ARM and American Sunrex.
Here is another site with the same laptop. Notice they are marketing linux:
http://www.tuxtops.com/Hardware/20u.html
I got the 'ultrabase' with it (portable docking station). I don't think it works, but
I haven't needed it. I recommend saving your money ($125-165).
13.3" TFT, 4lbs, 3 hour battery, p3-750 (up to 850 now), 320mb memory, 20gb hd,
10/100, sound, 56k, pcmcia, 8mb video, 8xDVD. $2485 several months ago. They have
snazzier ones now, far superior to anything you can get at a namebrand, and far
cheaper.
I even saw some 1Ghz laptops!
Here is a review on this laptop:
http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/article.asp?aid=18550&pg=16
Voted #3 Best Budget PC Notebook by PCWorld
Oh yes, the best part. You don't have to buy windows with it.
Cory
On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 11:42:49AM -0800, Bob Crandell wrote:
> Hi,
>
> At the risk of sounding monotonous, what is the web site where
> Cory bought his laptop? He has told us a few times but I lost my
> notes.
>
> Thanks
> The other Bob
