[ale] Averatec

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Tue Jan 24 13:07:37 EST 2006


Christopher Fowler wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 10:37, Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>>Wow, a sempron 3000+, I'll bet you can cook eggs on the cover when it's 
>>on but closed. :)  I'll bet the thing is noisy for a laptop.  Has to 
>>have some substantial cooling.
> 
> 
> When doing a search on the Internet on this unit one of the complaints
> was heat.  Also another one was turn around on repairs.  Unfortunately
> if I need my laptop fixed I need it fast so I should just stick to name
> brands like HP.
> 
> Fry's had a small toshiba that was a notebook but much smaller.  Maybe a
> 7" screen.  I liked it but it was $2100.  Amazing price for something so
> small.  It was a pad so you could use a stylus to write on the screen.  
> 
> I'm thinking maybe a DV6000 HP that has a 15.4" screen.  Whatever I buy
> will have Windows immediately erased and replaced by FC4.

Checked Emperor Linux???

http://www.emperorlinux.com/systems/medium/tiger/ starts at $1215

No worries on installation, they'll do it for you.

-- 
Until later, Geoffrey



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