Thanks for the feedback. Im thinking of finally choosing by the end of the month (when the budget actually becomes a budget.) When you get your linux on, please do post again. I'd love to hear how it performs.
Thanks! Migs ++-----Original Message----- ++From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:plug- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ton Dolor ++Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 11:34 AM ++To: The Main Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Discussion List ++Subject: Re: [plug] Linux Laptops: Who has 'em? ++ ++I just bought one for my wife a week or two ago. For P40K it think it ++was well worth it. I mean -- a 6-in-1 media card reader; 4 usb ports; ++serial, parallel, VGA and S-Video ports; irda; 802.11 g; gigabit ++ethernet and a combo drive. What more could you ask for? It ++practically has all the bells and whistles with the only exception of ++bluetooth. ++ ++The downside? I read a review from somewhere that the LCD display was ++a bit dim. Well, it is a bit on the soft side but it does not bother ++me at all. The display is good enough for me. Besides, a bright LCD is ++too strenuous, at least, for my myopic eyes. About the battery life, ++is two to two-and-a-half hours good enough for you? ++ ++Actually I had to choose between an entry level Acer Travelmate and an ++nx6120. The Acer really looked great given the generous amounts of ++silver it had on its casing. Really looked high-tech plus the ++ergonomic keyboard really looked cool. But the HP is not bad looking ++either given its classic slate-grey finish. Obviously I made my ++decision not solely based on looks. ++ ++Feature-per-feature, I think HP has an advantage over the Acer. On the ++other hand, the Acer is equipped with an SIS video card while HP ++relies on Intel. Don't know which one is better but my gut feel tells ++me that Acer wins on this department. ++ ++Oh, the scroll down feature of nx6120's Touchpad was quite a ++revelation too. Didn't know that notebooks these days came with this ++feature. =) ++ ++I haven't installed Linux however. My wife has been hogging the ++machine for the past few for her freelance work. Can't wait to lay my ++hands on the freshly burned CentOS 4 at the office. ++ ++Should you buy it? Short answer is YES! As of today, the price has ++come down by P500 (Grr!!!). ++ ++On 8/2/05, JC de Villa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ++> Anybody using an nx6120? I've been thinking of getting one to replace my ++> old Compaq 1201t. any feedback on it? Any shenanigans I should know ++> about the nx6120? ++_________________________________________________ ++Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) ++Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists ++Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
