That's a good point. I have something of a check list - though if I am being naieve I wouldn't be surprised :) Basically I am looking for a gruntier replacement for my ageing Athlon800, GF2 desktop. I play the occasional game & do a lot of programming using OpenGL - so OpenGL performance needs to be reasonable (about as good as it is now would be fine) So here is a spec that I think/hope should land me somewhere in my budget - P4 2Ghz (or equiv) - 30Gb HDD (would prefer larger, but looks like they're expensive) - 256Mb RAM (prefer 512, but again expensive) - DVD/CD - burner is not required (desktop has one) - Linux supported TV out would be nice, but doesn't sound likely - prefer resolution higher than 1024x768, don't care about screen size
I think that's pretty much what I'm looking at. Any feedback would be great. Cheers Brad > -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:59 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > I would recommend that before you look at any laptop (or any > other appliance for that matter), write down a checklist of > what you want. It is a common mistake that a lot of people > make that they look at products first before finalising what > they want, for example - mobile phones, everyone goes for the > cool one without looking at the plans first. The phone is > generally the least expensive part of the packgage. > > So get your checklist going first, send it through and I will > see what is about that may fit your needs, from there you can > (all) make your own comparisons. > > Regards > Adam > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:54 p.m. > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > That particular model is beyong me then :) > Could you point me to a website that has pricing & tech info > for Compaq, their nz site is both light on tech info & has > almost no pricing info. It's hard to compare laptops unless > they have a tech summary & a price, I find. > > Brad > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Adam Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:45 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > > > > I can tell you that wholesale prices for n800c are around > $3500 excl. > > And that is from one of the largest wholesalers in NZ. > > > > As a reseller, I can find prices for a variety of models... Most > > laptops these days have no issues running linux these days > too by the > > way. > > > > Regards > > Adam > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:37 p.m. > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > > > > I haven't looked at the prices yet, but I have some dealer > friends & a > > student friend of mine says that his department is spending > ~3k on his > > laptop (which is an n800c) - so I figure it's possible. And prices > > are always falling. Of course my student friend may be > getting bulk > > discount or something, in which case I won't get that model :) > > > > Brad > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Adam Martin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:23 p.m. > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Linux laptop > > > > > > > > > I would like to know where you could get a compaq n800c for under > > > $3000 > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 12:15 p.m. > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Linux laptop > > > > > > > > > I'm soon to be in the market for a laptop of the brand-new > > variety. > > > Of course, it must be linux compatible. My budget is <= > > $3000 total > > > cost (ie, inc GST). I'm looking at the Compaq n800c, does > > anybody know > > > how well this one fares (reports on the net are sketchy) > Any other > > > suggestions for laptops that may fit my bill? > > > > > > Cheers > > > Brad > > > > > > > > > > > >
