On 7/17/08, Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 2008/7/17 sonika tyagi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > 1. 2.5Ghz/2.6 Ghz dual core processor ( is there a major difference in > the > > speed of the two... as the difference in the price is pretty large). > > Simple..more processor more power + faster processor more power. > However depending on your use power to money ratio can be decided. > > > 2. two separate hard disks (making at least 250GB) for linux and windows, > > respectively. Are there any issues such as heating and speed with two > > separate hard drives on the laptop? > > The option I got was a 200GB SATA HDD (7.2k rpm) + 80MB PATA (5400 rpm) > 2nd > > drive...I am a bit skeptical about the PATA drive!!! > > SATA + PATA should not be a problem but having two drives would mean > fast battery drain. > > > 3. 1X2GB SDRAM > > 4. 9 cell Li-ion bettery > > 5. 8X DVD RW > > 6. 6MB L2 Cache with 800MHz FSB > > This all looks okay. > > > 7. bluetooth > > 8. wi-fi etc. > > > > Which audio/video, wireless network cards are the best with Linux ? > > Which wireless card? I would avoid BroadComm but then many other do > not work. 8-)
Oh it was Intel(R) PRO/wireless 4965 (802.11) MiniPC card > Should there be any other issues you know of and would like to share? > > More advise/suggestions are welcome on the spec!! > > Dell does Linux pre-loaded go for that as then they/service can not > say we do not know linux. Although the pre-loaded flavour of linux s > some god awfull version from Taiwan. The latitude-linux combination was not there on the Dell website. Thats why my IT department said they cant get the pre-loaded linux on it... now I have to give valid explantion and evidences that they can actually do that. And if they don't then I would like to make sure that the spec I choose comes with all compatible hardwares for linux. > -- > Regards, > Sudev Barar > Read http://blog.sudev.in for topics ranging from here to there. > > PS: I know most of people do not follow email niceties (mostly they > are not aware) but if you follow bottom post/in-line post style of > email conversations it becomes a whole lot easier to carry on > meaningful dialogue and you can snip out what is not meaningful too. > Most people just hit reply button and top post leaving prior message > appended uselessly at bottom. See if you can adopt this style and > persuade others. In case you are already doing this ..... great, > spread the message. > > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd > Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Thanks for your help Sonika _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
