[ale] Averatec

[Christopher Fowler]

What I've seen with the laptops would be that they would just shut off.
This could be heat related where even the fan could not cool it enough
to keep it running.  These problems were on a brand new Dell.

I have a ZE1250 that has experienced this problem and ever since I've
bought a Targus fan pad that is powered by USB it has shown promise.  My
ZE1250 is probably about 4 years old now.

On Tue, 2006-01-24 at 15:53 -0500, Klepinger, Aaron wrote:
> We have a bunch of Dell servers and have very few problems, especially
> compared to the newer HP servers.
> 
> Dell Latitude laptops I have supported have been pretty reliable.  Their
> Inspiron line I have seen a lot of problems with (broken monitor hinges,
> keys breaking off keyboards, etc., even when almost brand new).
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Geoffrey
> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 3:09 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Averatec
> 
> Paul Cartwright wrote:
> > On Tue January 24 2006 2:42 pm, Geoffrey wrote:
> > 
> >>>The last thing I need is a Dell laptop.  I looked at emperor and if I
> 
> >>>don't want Dell then I'm kinda screwed in terms of low price.
> >>> I wished they sold HP.
> >>
> >>Actually, I'm with you on the Dell, although a lot of folks seem to 
> >>like them.  I posted a while back about the hp laptop I've got.  I 
> >>purchased it for $499 a year ago at Christmas.  All works well, expect
> 
> >>if you attempt to put a card in the mini-pci slot.  The hp bios 
> >>disallows anything but their hardware. :(
> > 
> > actually, I have a nice new Dell XPS M140.  1G memory, 100 G HD, DVD 
> > Dual layer burner, and dual boot, XP and SUSE 10.0 . I even got the 
> > Intel 2915 wireless to work nicely with both users on XP and Linux.
> 
> Personal experience with two different Dell laptops, they were a piece
> of crap.  I just wouldn't have another.  I hear a lot of issues with
> their servers as well.
> 
> --
> Until later, Geoffrey
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