On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 23:25:39 +0000 Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This one time, at band camp, Robert Thorsby wrote: > > > Also, for one that doesn't have the miniPCI thingy blocked. :-( > > All this talk about opening the little yellow tab that says "opening > will void warranty" is bollocks though, right? I'm pretty sure under > consumer law that you can't put those kinds of restrictions on a > warranty. I think that's right. Section 71 of the Trade Practices Act provides statutory warranties with respect to quality and fitness for purpose. Section 68 says that these may not be excluded or modified. The supplier would have to show that "opening" on its own rendered the machine unfit. Doubtful. Alan > > As for the screen being too small, Jeff I think that's kinda the > point. It's meant to be ultra-portable, like the old Toshiba > Librettos. I think it's a reasonable tradeoff -- though I know Gnome > has trouble with my already pretty low resolution laptop with some > transient windows having important bits off the screen. > > Better, though, is the fact the external monitor connector can do > MUCH higher resolution. Is there a docking cradle available? > > -- > Rev Simon Rumble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > www.rumble.net > > The Tourist Engineer > Because geeks travel too. > http://engineer.openguides.org/ > > Only one person ever attended a parliament with > honest intentions - and that was Guy Fawkes. > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- Alan L Tyree http://www2.austlii.edu.au/~alan Tel: 04 2748 6206 Fax: +61 2 4782 7092 FWD: 615662 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
