On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 13:47 +1100, Matthew Hannigan wrote: > On Tue, Nov 15, 2005 at 11:52:43AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > > On Tue, 2005-11-15 at 09:59 +1100, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > > > Robert Collins wrote: > > > > > > > On Mon, 2005-11-14 at 22:42 +1100, Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > > > > > > > > Heres my Dell X1 against your specs > > > > > > I looked on the Dell site and I can't find the X1 anymore. > > > > > > Is that me or is that Dell? > > > > http://dellstore02.dell.com.au/public/cart/configurator.jsp?prd_id=421312&sr_no=1 > > Erik, > > You may be interested that the X1 is a rebadged (repackaged?) > Samsung Q30, with added bluetooth. (Rob, correct me if I'm wrong)
Repackaged I guess - its got different colours :). > I note that the Q30 now has bluetooth as well; ht.com.au have it > on their website. DickSmith also have it in their powerhouse stores > but don't advertise on their website for some reason. Sweet. > I just (like an hour ago) bought a Samsung R50, which meets all > your specs, including full 6pin (i.e. powered) firewire and the > availability of a long life battery. Memory is default 512mb but > expandable up to 2gb. > > I haven't actually tested the sleep function; I've yet to install > Linux. But I'm pretty hopeful. Remind me to let you know. How much battery life do you get ? > Curious thing: apparently you cannot get Samsung laptops in the USA. > I was wondering if it's the presence of the libdvdcss code in the AVstation > software that could be a problem. Although a quick google says it's because > they're under contract to HP and Dell. Much less interesting explanation :-) :) Rob -- GPG key available at: <http://www.robertcollins.net/keys.txt>.
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