On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 05:54:26PM +1000, Mike MacCana wrote: > On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 15:02, Anthony Wood wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 02:29:46PM +1000, Eddie F wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I'm in the process of convincing the boss that I need a laptop for work > > > purposes. Looks like Im doing well, so Ill probably be looking at which > > > one to get over the next few weeks. > > > > > > > I've bought a Dell 8500 in the last month ($4000 - 1Gb RAM 60 Gb Disk 2.4 Gh P4). > > > > Dell doesn't "support" linux on their laptops, but all the bits available with the > > 8500 work under linux, with a bit of effort. Except the Truemobile 1300/1400 > > minipci wireless card. > > I can second that, I'm using one now, and I'm very happy with it. The > screen is great, the video card looks wonderful, and the gigabit NIC > works well too. > > Get the NVIDIA graphics card rather than the ATI one if you want good 3D > performance, and don't bother buying the Dell wireless card. > > Anthony: did you manage to get Dell to swap over the truemobile?
I knew the 1300 wouldn't work for me, so I didn't order it. I've tried to order an 1150 through dell australia, but they don't get back to my supplier. I don't have any other wireless gear, so I'm not in a huge hurry... cheers, Woody > > Mike > -- > __________________________________________________________________________ > Mike MacCana Consultant RHCE, MCSE, MCP+I > Cybersource: Providing Quality IT Professional Services for 11 Years > Specialists in Unix/Linux, TCP/IP and Web Application Development > Level 4, 10 Queen St, Melbourne. Ph : 03 9621 2377 Fax: 03 9621 2477 > -- Woody -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
