Re: New laptop - suggestions?

From: CWO4 Dave Mann (misterfixit_at_loveable.com)
Date: 04/29/05 

Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 15:06:12 -0500

Ketil Wendelbo Aanensen wrote:

> I'm going to get a new laptop, and have been looking at a Dell Inspiron
> 9300. These are the specs I'm thinking about:
>
> Intel Pentium® M processor 750 (1.86 GHz, 2 MB L2 cache, 533 MHz FSB)
> Screen: 17" UltraSharp WUXGA (1920 x 1200)
> 1024MB 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
> Graphics card: ATI MOBILITY RADEON X300 128 MB
> 100GB (4200rpm) IDE hard drive
> Fixed intern 8X DVD+/-RW Drv with Software
> 56.6k V.92 internal modem
> Intel® wireless 2915 802,11a/b/g Mini PCI LAN-card
>
> Any immediate issues I will encounter?
> Does anyone else have experience with this one?
>
> I can choose between the ATI graphics card, and a NVIDIA Geforce Go
> 6800 256 MB (which is considerably more expensive). I don't want to
> spend too much money, so I'm thinking of going with the ATI one. Is
> there Fedora support issues with any of these cards?
> I can also choose between 17" WXGA+ (1440 x 900) or 17" WUXGA (1920 x
> 1200) med TrueLife. I'm not really sure about the difference it will
> make, but it's currently set up with the most expensive one.
>
> I'm going to use XP pro and FC3 (4 when it's released) on it.
>
> Thank you for your thoughts!
>
> - Ketil
>

You can order this pre-loaded with Linux. I think it is Red Hat. You have
to dig deep in their menu and then call their customer line to get the
Linux build on it. They build them here in Nashville.

Cheers,

Dave 

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