[ale] OT: Laptops.

[David Corbin]

On Monday 15 March 2004 08:30, Dow Hurst wrote:

Emperor certainly has the right hardware, but it seems to me it's got a markup 
of $500 over a comparable Dell system (seat of the pants comparison).  That's 
not worth it to me.

Thanks


> You want the Rhino from Emperor Linux.  It is hardware support by Dell and
> software support by Emperor.  Not really more expensive when you figure the
> man hours of getting the hardware working.  Plus, you have a complete
> desktop replacement machine.  Not for the weak shouldered though.  You
> won't find a compromise on graphics and weight as far as I've found.
> Dow
>
> David Corbin wrote:
> > I'm looking to buy a new toy.  I owned 3 Dell laptops (various ages), and
> > I've been happy enough with them.  However, I'm irritated with their
> > policy of making me pay for Windows and other crap-software.  So, I'm
> > willing to look at other vendors, and I have been.
> >
> > However, I have a *firm* requirement that the display by > 15", "wide
> > screen", and *at least* WSXGA+ (1680x1050), though WUXGA (1920x1200) is
> > what I really want.  The problem I have is that I can't find anyone other
> > than Dell that offers such display hardware (with the possible exception
> > of Apple). Anybody got any pointers for me?
> >
> > Thanks

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David Corbin <dcorbin at machturtle.com>