Hi John and Siva
Thanks for the wonderful tips.I have listed below the confi of the laptop
Company : Acer
Model : Travelmate 4730 Cost = 35k - 40k
Configuration :
Processor Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0 Ghz T5670 processor/ 2 MB Cache / 800
Mhz FSB
Memory 2 GB DDR2 shared 667MHz (max. 4GB DDR2 shared 667MHz with 965GM)
Chipset Intel 965GM
Display Screen size 15.4" WXGA
Hard Disk Drive 320 GB / 160 GB
CD/DVD Drive DVD RW multiburner
Ports I/O Ports IEEE-1394, , 4 USB, VGA, S-Video, headphone/speaker out, RJ-11,
RJ-45, AC power
Modem 56K v.92 Internal Modem
LAN 10/100/1000 Standard Ethernet LAN
Wireless Wireless 802.11a/g/n
Wireless Data card support Preloaded Tata Indicomm and Reliance Data Card
support drivers (Huwavi brand cards only)
Camera Inbuilt 1.3 Megapixel
Addition Features Bluetooth 2.0
Power supply AC Adapter
Battery Battery 6 cell Li-ion battery
Operating System Linux
Standard accessories Power cable, Interface cable, Power adopter and charger,
User manual and a quality carry case
Weight Less than 2.4 Kgs without battery
Model : Aspire 5920WLMi � Cost = Rs .32k - 33k
Configuration:
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5450, 1.66 GHz
2-MB L2 cache, 800 MHz FSB
Mobile Intel PM965 Express Chipset
2048-MB (2-GB) DDR2 667 MHz SDRAM ( Maximum 4 GB)
160-GB Serial-ATA hard disk drive, 5400 rpm
8x DVD-Super Multi double-layer drive DVD Writer
15.4-inch (39.11 cm) WXGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD, 1280 x 800 pixel resolution
NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT Graphics Chipset with upto 256 MB of dedicated VRAM and
upto 768 MB of shared system memory
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945BG network connection, 802.11b/g Wireless LAN technology
Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate)
Acer OrbiCam integrated VGA resolution 640 x 480 pixels CMOS camera
Dolby surround sound system with two built-in Acer 3DSonic stereo speakers plus
one subwoofer
Built-in microphone
5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure
Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO
(MS PRO), xD-Picture Card (xD)
10/100 mbps Ethernet LAN Connection
56 kbps v.92 fax/modem
1 x Type II PC Card slot
AC/MC 97 soundcard and modem
3 USB 2.0 ports, S-Video TV Out
44.6W 4000 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery, 2.5 hours life
Dimension: WxDxH - 364 x 270.2 x 30.8 mm
Weight: 2.99 kgs
Oprating System:Linux
WARRANTY : ONE YEAR MFG. WARRANTY
Below is the configuration i have seen in acer
--- On Thu, 27/11/08, John Jimmy Dondapati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: John Jimmy Dondapati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [twincling] Suggest me a laptop config in which i can install
linux distro
To: [email protected]
Date: Thursday, 27 November, 2008, 9:59 PM
Sandeep,
Dont buy a laptop based on the OS it comes with. Its like buying a book coz you
like the cover. If you are the least bit geeky, you would end up wiping off the
OS in a matter of months. Look inside, i.e. look at the configuration and ask
around.
Some hard fast rules that everyone knows :
1. Never get the latest and the greatest - let it be approved by the market
first to become a standard. This allows you to find help more easily in case
you decide to play around a bit and end up messing the configuration. In other
words, if you aint rich, dont experiment too much coz living on the edge has
its own pitfalls.
2. Dont go for branding, coz bigger brands have bigger tie-ups and hence cost
more (not to mention the markerting costs which finally affect the price). Take
HP, for example - its a universal fact the Vista has proven to be the worst OS
anyone can have. And HP supports only Vista thats coz they might have made a
huge deal with Microsoft to promote it coz no one is buying it out of will.
Thanks to Microsoft and HP, I am now a full time linux/unix fan. Vista did it
for me. (34Gb preinstalled footprint - and 10Gb backup drive - come on,
really? I used dream of 40Gb harddisks not so long ago!)
3. Look around for smaller players - they normally wont do big handshakes hence
go lighter on the pocket. They have almost the same configuration just not so
great packaging thats all.
4. Before you buy - google abit for the same configuration, you will see how
the same configuration is being accepted by the community. Also, you get to
know where to go in case you mess up.
5. Driver support - the most important factor of all. These days some
laptops come only with Vista and they support no other. Its like your
television deciding which channels you should watch (of course, HD is an
exception coz of hardware limitations ). I believe, Laptop is your machine and
you should be allowed to have any OS that you want to. Biasing towards just one
OS should be a crime against humanity. And HP should be crucified just for
this.
I hope this helps or at least makes you aware that if you make a wrong choice
when buying laptops - you might end up ranting alot like me and life suddenly
seems unfair. Good luck!
On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 1:57 AM, Sandeep Kumbhar
<san_spark2003@ yahoo.co. in>wrote:
> Hi John
>
> Thanks for the suggestions i am planning to go for acer since nowadays acer
> laptops come with an linux distro called as Linpus,i think it will be an
> better choice.
>
> Regards
> Sandeep A Kumbhar
