Lanman wrote: > On Sat, 2003-12-13 at 09:16, Lee Wiggers wrote: > > On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 09:03:09 -0500 > > > > Lanman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I remember seeing some posts lately about laptop > > > choices for Mandrake. Well, I finally found one that > > > works incredibly well. > > > > > > Asus makes a laptop called a D1 or D1000, and promotes > > > it as a "desknote" PC, but it's actually a laptop which > > > can also be used as a PC replacement. > > > > > > So, yesterday, I finally bit the bullet and bought one. > > > These laptops are designed in such a way that you > > > decide which CPU, Hard Drive, quantity of ram you want, > > > and whether or not you want a battery or not. > > > > > > That might sound like a strange thing to say, but some > > > people might want to use it solely as a PC replacement, > > > in which case they wouldn't need a battery. > > > > > > The other nice thing about the way it's sold is that > > > you can add or upgrade the parts yourself. The D1 is > > > sort of a "Do-It-Yourself" laptop which means that > > > upgrades are a snap, and if you don't want to spend a > > > lot, this is definitely the way to go. > > > > > > Mandrake 9.2 detected everything, and set them up > > > without so much as a burp! Essentially, everything is > > > on-board. You still have a PCMCIA slot for extra > > > devices ( and the drivers for the slot are installed > > > and ready to go ), but Video, Lan, Modem, USB, > > > CDRW\DVD, USB Wheel mouse ( My choice ) are all running > > > perfectly. > > > > > > I haven't tried setting up the touchpad, but I don't > > > like them anyways. Still, I'll probably give it a shot > > > later today. > > > > > > Power management is working like a charm ( for a change > > > ! ), even though it has never worked properly for me in > > > Windows - not even on conventional PC's ! > > > > > > I ordered my D1 with a P4-2.4 Ghz CPU, 512 Mb DDR Ram, > > > and a 40 Gb drive. Assembly took less than 30 minutes, > > > and the O/S installed without a hitch. By assembling it > > > myself, I even saved another $40.00 ! > > > > > > Not including taxes, this laptop cost me $1400.00 > > > Canadian, and so far it's the best money I've ever > > > spent. Time will tell, but I can't believe how easy it > > > was. > > > > > > Check it out folks. It might be what you're looking for > > > in a laptop. > > > > > > Lanman > > > > Have you tried the touchpad? Mdk picked up my optical > > wheelmouse and the touchpad both without a complaint. > > They both work automagically. > > > > If the mouse isn't plugged in (on the road again) the > > touchpad works then too. > > > > Lee > > I Just tried it and it didn't work. I'm going to try > rebooting and see if it's picked up. Thanks for the tip. > Never even thought of it! > > Lanman
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