Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 11:42:17 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Bartosz Fabianowski <freebsd@chillt.de> Cc: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org>, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Laptop choices Message-ID: <20051123194217.GC17696@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <4384C0AB.103@chillt.de> References: <4383C20E.20509@shaw.ca> <200511231238.06590.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20051123105730.GA29369@laverenz.de> <20051123185909.GA17696@thought.org> <4384C0AB.103@chillt.de>
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On Wed, Nov 23, 2005 at 08:19:07PM +0100, Bartosz Fabianowski wrote: > >Or, can the touch pads be disabled in the bios? > > I have a Dell Inspiron 8600C, which only has a touch pad. *But* its > immediate predecessor, the 8600, had a track pad and one of those little > pink joysticks (what are they called anyway?) and I know for a fact that > the keyboard and wrist rest in the 8600C can be swapped for the 8600 > model, which is often available cheaply on eBay. So, you could get a > reasonably new 8600C (they were only replaced by the 6000 line a couple > of months ago) and add the stick you like for a couple bucks. But I > think that the touch pad will still be enabled - unless you cut a couple > of wires, which shouldn't matter much because in case of a warranty > return, you can swap back in the original keyboard and wrist rest, so > nobody at Dell will see the cut wires :). > > Of course, this is not a Thinkpad clone, but it is a very good laptop > nonetheless (especially the awesome 15.4" 1920x1200 screen). > That is *outsanding* resolution!!! I'm looking at some real good deals on ebay ... think I'll check the Thinkpads. See if they've come down. Like to find another one without XBill's stuff. thanks! gary > - Bartosz -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix
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