Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2000 12:28:42 -0700 From: Denver Maddux <denver@nitrous.net> To: dmitry <dvk@toolbuilders.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Buying a new laptop Message-ID: <20001201122842.A16832@nitrous.net> In-Reply-To: <200011302135.eAULZUK17960@mail.ipeg.com>; from dvk@toolbuilders.com on Thu, Nov 30, 2000 at 08:26:31AM -0800 References: <200011302135.eAULZUK17960@mail.ipeg.com>
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dmitry wrote: > 1) Do guys think getting an extended warranty / service plans is a good idea? Very good idea. Any problems w/o a warranty are going to be a nightmare IMO to get resolved. > 2) Has anyone (used_one || needed_one) before? Repeatedly. > 3) Has anyone (used_one && needed_one) before? Rinse and repeat. > 4) What machine would you recommend? I have a Dell Inspiron 5000 right now that I am currently having a love affair with. Most everything worked right out of the box, with the exceptions being suspend-to-disk. Suspend works, shutdown -p works, blah blah blah. I use a limited set of pcmcia cards (waveland and a modem card) but they work all of the time. The 5000 is a bit bulky (not like the 7500 at all) weighing in at ~7.7 pounds with both batteries in. I get 6 hours and 40 minutes (supposedly) of battery life with both in. That's my $0.02 -D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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