I would suggest the following.... TOSHIBA: Satellite 2410 Goto www.toshiba.co.nz and search by part number (LH Side) - TOS2413
Some features.... 2GHZ P4 (400MHZ System Bus) 256mb Ram (expandable to 1GB) 30GB HDD 802.11b 14.1" TFT Screen (1024x768) Nvidia GeForce 4 16mb Graphics (AGP 4x 66mhz) Integrated FDD Yamaha Sound Processor Secure Digital Media Slot (SD Card) IEEE1394 Port 2x PC Card Slots SVGA Video Port Composite TV Out (RCA) External Display upto 1600x1200 Fast Infrared Port (4mbps) 3xUSB (v1.1) Integrated v.90 56k Modem Integrated Intel 10/100 Base Tx Nic (Intel 82562 Ethernet Controller) Cheers Adam Pricing can be supplied if interested -----Original Message----- From: Brad Beveridge [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, 19 June 2003 1:09 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Linux laptop 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 > > > > > > > > > > > >
