On Monday 31 January 2005 03:25 pm, Larry le Mac wrote: > >From: James Fraser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <snip> ;o) > > I just want to straighten one thing out, I am not a PC/Windoze > advocate, more a devils advocate, and I do enjoy stiring things > sometimes. > > I bought a Dell 450MHz laptop for my wife and received it today, > and IT SUCKS !!! > > The most disgusting thing ever! > > Oh, and Win XP is even worse, though I already knew this... > > It'll probably go straight back on the auctions site where it > came from.
Before you consign the lappie to doom, you might want to try downloading a Knoppix CD-R and see if Linux makes the lappie happier. I have a ThinkPad and I run Debian on it, and I am a very happy camper. Knoppix is basically Debian in a self-booting live CD state. Then again, if that is a Dell Inspiron laptop, it's likely that it's more than just the operating system that sucks. Dell's Latitude laptops are a bit better made, but lately that's really not mattered...anything Dell makes isn't so great at this point. If you like the MacOS X interface and you have a little less than adequate RAM you might want to try a Linux install that uses "xfce" as its window manager/desktop environment instead of KDE, which is the default wm/de on Knoppix. Xfce is lighter than either one and if you install KDE and Gnome libraries you can run just about any GUI Linux program in xfce instead. Yeah, yeah, this is a Mac list, but I thought he should know about this. Take care, Michelle -- Michelle Klein-Hass Box 2273, Van Nuys, CA 91404-2273 Brought to you by Linux, KDE and KMail...try it, you'll like it! -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
