I'm getting an Inspiron 7000, and I want to set up a dual-boot (win98
and RedHat5.2). Is this your intention as well? (I assume so, since
you're interested in the DVD.) A friend of mine is trying to set up a
dual-boot right now on his Dell Dimension, but he's having some trouble.
Does anyone have advice on dual-boots for Inspirons or Pentium machines
in general? I can't find much information out there on this subject. For
example, would it be best to buy the CD installer for RedHat, or can it
be done just as easily with the FTP download?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Karl Pfleger [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, November 07, 1998 5:22 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: i3.2k is a great deal for a cheap Linux capable notebook
>
> In case anyone on the list has been thinking about buying a notebook
> to run
> Linux, they should definitely check out the current pricing on the
> Inspiron
> 3200s. I realize that most people on the list probably already have
> one, but
> there are probably a few of you reading, like me, in anticipation of a
> purchase. After spending a good bit of time with
> ZDnet/Computer-Shopper's web
> site, and at a couple specific vendor's web pages including Dell,
> Gateway,
> and a lesser-tier vendor or two like Winbook, I'm pretty impressed
> with the
> deal from Dell. Combined with the excellent support of this mailing
> list and
> the good Linux on Inpiron web pages, an Inspiron 3200 might be one of
> the
> best alternatives for a cheap new Linux capable notebook. (Where cheap
> means
> in the bottom part of the current Dell/Gateway tier offerings-- about
> $2-3k.)
>
> Here's the configuration I will probably get in the next week.
> I invite lots of other smart Linux people to get the exact same thing
> so that
> you can all help me solve my Linux installation problems. :-)
>
> My requirements were for at least 64MB/4GB/13"XGA-TFT, 2nd battery,
> and a 2nd
> generation DVD-ROM with hardware MPEG2 decoder. From Dell you can
> currently
> (today) order all this with a mobile PII-233 for $2295 + shipping. I
> want
> the DVD even though I won't be able to play movies in Linux, but
> skipping it
> would save $200-300.
>
> Note that the default modem is a Winmodem according to the sales guy I
> just
> talked to, so I'm going to get PCMCIA modem and ethernet card
> separately (one
> for home, the other for office). Thus the total price fully outfitted
> will be
> about $2500. That's a pretty good price for a fully Linux compatible
> machine
> with that much multimedia capability and very reasonably performance.
>
> (Big deal if installing from the DVD drive is problematic and requires
> a
> hard-drive install. Small price to pay for portable DVD.)
>
> -Karl
>
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