On Monday 24 October 2005 19:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> HP Pavilion?
>
> 0. Which of these are easily available in Kolkata?
>
I want to assemble one.
> 1. Processor: Is there much variability between brands on this
> count? What's a good laptop processor?
>
Depends on what you want to do ? If you do not want to do any heavy duty 
computation, then it is better to use VIAC7 .
> 2. Display: does Linux work smoothly with something like the
> wide-screen Compaqs?
>
No problems AFAIK
> 3. Weight: if you're traveling a lot, it's probably important
> for the laptop to be light-weight.
No, otherwise you will get fat.
> 4. Robustness (will it take some knocking about?), reliability,
> service, etc.?
Most brands are ok on that. 
> Also, I assume one can request one's own configuration regarding
> amount of RAM, whether it has a DVD writer, etc.?
No there are limitations on that.


A. Mani
Member, Cal. Math. Soc 


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