Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Hi all, Just made a blog-post of the discussions did here. Also added couple of more points at http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/10/11/looking-for-a-laptop-2/ All and any comments are entertained ;) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
hi all, don't go for a compaq or hp laptop (a friend of mine lost 3 kg wait after he took a compaq)... I'm certain that you'll regret if you do... I prefer dell vostro n series cos they don't come with any operating system pre installed (you don't need to pay for windows [:)] ) and they are good in quality and performance (true value for money) . lenovo, toshiba are good if you are not interested in dell machines.. Dharan P Deepak On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 10:18 AM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Another interesting article, I hope to make a blog post which would be a little different from his ;) http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2008/10/does-hacking-closed-hardware-h.html -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- print _me; Name error : '_me' not defined print $techblog; http://nextdoornerd.blogspot.com/ print $personal-blog; http://dharanpdeepak.blogspot.com/ -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Hi Raseel, No, there aren't any technical reasons. The basic reasons are :- a. I do seriously think that they (AMD) should be given a fighting chance. b. I haven't had any experience with an AMD chip machine. c. I don't think (although may be proven wrong later) an Intel+ATi combo An interesting blog post which caught my time sometime back. http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/299.html -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:14 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Raseel, No, there aren't any technical reasons. The basic reasons are :- a. I do seriously think that they (AMD) should be given a fighting chance. I agree. and they are good. We have using AMD on all our office machines and laptops. Cost + Performance is good b. I haven't had any experience with an AMD chip machine. c. I don't think (although may be proven wrong later) an Intel+ATi combo An interesting blog post which caught my time sometime back. http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/299.html -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Mir Nazim EMail/GTalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +91 9469071855 Blog: http://saunzal.org Company:http://www.ikraftsoft.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:14 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Raseel, No, there aren't any technical reasons. The basic reasons are :- a. I do seriously think that they (AMD) should be given a fighting chance. b. I haven't had any experience with an AMD chip machine. c. I don't think (although may be proven wrong later) an Intel+ATi combo An interesting blog post which caught my time sometime back. http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/299.html I personally have a AMD Desktop machine and things are working flawlessly on it. My main reason for going for it (at the time I bought it) was that , in those days (I think before 2004), AMD was seriosuly giving Intel a run for their money. AMD had come up with the 64-bit processors that were faster than the Intel processors of the same processor speeds. However, with Intel's Core achitecture, the tables have turned and AMD has been on the down-side ever since. I have never heard that the AMD Opetron dual core processors being better than any of the corresponding Intel Core 2 Duo, etc. Also, my personal experience says that the AMD processor heats up more than the Intel (this was true for Desktops at least). You might want to check this up, since this can be a major factor for laptops. Finally, I agree with the your last point. But that maybe because I am a Nvidia fan. I think currently, Intel - Nvidia is the best option. Thanks, Raseel -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:33 AM, Raseel Bhagat [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 7:14 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Raseel, No, there aren't any technical reasons. The basic reasons are :- a. I do seriously think that they (AMD) should be given a fighting chance. b. I haven't had any experience with an AMD chip machine. c. I don't think (although may be proven wrong later) an Intel+ATi combo An interesting blog post which caught my time sometime back. http://www.larsen-b.com/Article/299.html Speaking of interesting articles, the below one has made me terribly excited when I first read it : http://forums.sulekha.com/forums/coffeehouse/india-s-chip-fabbing-hopes-fade-but-reliance-could-buy-amd-803223.htm Thanks, Raseel -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Hi all, Another interesting article, I hope to make a blog post which would be a little different from his ;) http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2008/10/does-hacking-closed-hardware-h.html -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 10:29 AM, Priyadarsan Roy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By the way, don't even buy HP Compaq series laptops. You will regret later. I have an HP Comapq nx7010. Its like more than 4 yrs old now and have been using Ubuntu on it since 4.04 Everything works out of the box other than the modem. I was not clear first time. When I said 'you will regret later' I was referring to hardware issues. In last 2.5 years my dad owned a laptop ... 1. The LCD monitor developed a green vertical line on left side. 2. I had to get the keyboard replaced. 3. Battery time has gone down to 1.5 hours. 4. USB ports intermittently die. For some reason this also affects bluetooth. It is possible that the model my dad have (NX6120) is of poor quality and not all the laptops from the series are bad. Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:53 PM, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So we have one thumbs up for Lenovo Thinkpad. Ramanarayan, could you please let us know how long you have been using this particular ThinkPad using it for 2 and a half years now and believe me have done everything with it - reformatted, dropped coffee, etc have a 9 cell long life battery that makes life easier there is one thing that thinkpads don't seem to have - a Battery Charge Indicator for dream machines check out the thinkpad x200s and they x61s - they are wow ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear lazyweb, Looking for a laptop. Configuration :- Chip and Graphics chip :- AMD-ATI (5/6/7) 00 card Memory :- 2 GB DDR2 (upgradable upto 4 GB) Gigabit ethernet port Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset Budget :- Between 30-50,000 INR (inclusive of all) I looked up the Dell Vostro lappies but all of them are Intel-based :( Looking forward to comments and suggestions for the same. I have a dell vostro 1510 customised one 2ghz c2d 2GB RAM 500GB HDD 1.3MP Webcam and 16x dvd-rw memory card reader.. Works really fine with me.. and why are you specific on AMD? Again, if you are not specific on AMD, my Dell XPS M1530 has out of the box support for almost everything. The only thing I had to work for is the finger-print reader. Thanks, Raseel -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 5:31 PM, Raseel Bhagat [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:25 PM, Bhavani Shankar R [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear lazyweb, Looking for a laptop. Configuration :- Chip and Graphics chip :- AMD-ATI (5/6/7) 00 card Memory :- 2 GB DDR2 (upgradable upto 4 GB) Gigabit ethernet port Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset Budget :- Between 30-50,000 INR (inclusive of all) I looked up the Dell Vostro lappies but all of them are Intel-based :( Looking forward to comments and suggestions for the same. I have a dell vostro 1510 customised one 2ghz c2d 2GB RAM 500GB HDD 1.3MP Webcam and 16x dvd-rw memory card reader.. Works really fine with me.. and why are you specific on AMD? Again, if you are not specific on AMD, my Dell XPS M1530 has out of the box support for almost everything. The only thing I had to work for is the finger-print reader. Dell XPS M1530 comes with ubuntu out of box now in US, so i think finger-print reader should also not be an issue. Thanks, Raseel -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear lazyweb, Looking for a laptop. Configuration :- Chip and Graphics chip :- AMD-ATI (5/6/7) 00 card Memory :- 2 GB DDR2 (upgradable upto 4 GB) Gigabit ethernet port Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset Budget :- Between 30-50,000 INR (inclusive of all) I looked up the Dell Vostro lappies but all of them are Intel-based :( Looking forward to comments and suggestions for the same. Also put up the same query at http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/looking-for-a-laptop/ so if anybody comes to know something please lemme know either here or/and at the blog. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 I have a dell vostro 1510 customised one 2ghz c2d 2GB RAM 500GB HDD 1.3MP Webcam and 16x dvd-rw memory card reader.. Works really fine with me.. and why are you specific on AMD? -- Bhavani Shankar.R https://launchpad.net/~bhavi, a proud ubuntu community member. What matters in life is application of mind!, It makes great sense to have some common sense..! -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Hi all, I have plenty of reasons for using the specs I gave. a. ATi released some of the specs of their in public domain last year so interested to look in that direction http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_itempx=NjA1Mw b. Atheros released athk5 HAL code http://lwn.net/Articles/300758/ So both should serve as time moves on Comments, suggestions all are welcome :) -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
The great Bhavani :) wants to know my reason for choosing AMD. Well its pretty simple, Intel is by far the monopoly, so AMD should have a fighting chance, otherwise there would be a day when the chip prices go up. As it is AMD has now split into two, read about it at http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10328tag=nl.e539 -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Hi, On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 8:57 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The great Bhavani :) wants to know my reason for choosing AMD. Well its pretty simple, Intel is by far the monopoly, so AMD should have a fighting chance, otherwise there would be a day when the chip prices go up. As it is AMD has now split into two, read about it at http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=10328tag=nl.e539 So are you going for AMD just becuz THEY will have a fighting chance ;-) Anyways, I'm really curious to know. Why are you really going for AMD ? Any technical reasons ? Thanks, Raseel -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
[ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Dear lazyweb, Looking for a laptop. Configuration :- Chip and Graphics chip :- AMD-ATI (5/6/7) 00 card Memory :- 2 GB DDR2 (upgradable upto 4 GB) Gigabit ethernet port Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset Budget :- Between 30-50,000 INR (inclusive of all) I looked up the Dell Vostro lappies but all of them are Intel-based :( Looking forward to comments and suggestions for the same. Also put up the same query at http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/looking-for-a-laptop/ so if anybody comes to know something please lemme know either here or/and at the blog. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
why you wanna stick with amd.. intel is a lot better than that... On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:59 PM, shirish [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dear lazyweb, Looking for a laptop. Configuration :- Chip and Graphics chip :- AMD-ATI (5/6/7) 00 card Memory :- 2 GB DDR2 (upgradable upto 4 GB) Gigabit ethernet port Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset Budget :- Between 30-50,000 INR (inclusive of all) I looked up the Dell Vostro lappies but all of them are Intel-based :( Looking forward to comments and suggestions for the same. Also put up the same query at http://flossexperiences.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/looking-for-a-laptop/ so if anybody comes to know something please lemme know either here or/and at the blog. -- Regards, Shirish Agarwal This email is licensed under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ 065C 6D79 A68C E7EA 52B3 8D70 950D 53FB 729A 8B17 -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- print _me; Name error : '_me' not defined print $techblog; http://nextdoornerd.blogspot.com/ print $personal-blog; http://dharanpdeepak.blogspot.com/ -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
snip Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset /snip AFAIK, Atheros cards require binary/non-free blobs/firmware. I think Intel cards have 100% Free drivers. Please correct if I am wrong. By the way, don't even buy HP Compaq series laptops. You will regret later. @Dharan, Do you have any statistics related to 'intel is lot better than amd'? Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:19 PM, Onkar Shinde [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset /snip AFAIK, Atheros cards require binary/non-free blobs/firmware. I think Intel cards have 100% Free drivers. Please correct if I am wrong. By the way, don't even buy HP Compaq series laptops. You will regret later. I think HP's business series is a good Anybody using a ThinkPad?? It would be great if someone on the list has used both IBM ThinkPad as well as Lenovo ThinkPad, so that there can be a comparison @Dharan, Do you have any statistics related to 'intel is lot better than amd'? Onkar -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Mir Nazim EMail/GTalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +91 9469071855 Blog: http://saunzal.org Company:http://www.ikraftsoft.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
Onkar Shinde wrote: snip Wireless :- Atheros 6k-9k chipset /snip AFAIK, Atheros cards require binary/non-free blobs/firmware. I think Intel cards have 100% Free drivers. Please correct if I am wrong. Yes, am no more using Non Free drivers since Hardy IIRC. By the way, don't even buy HP Compaq series laptops. You will regret later. I have a colleague of mine who vouches for HP (especially those new shiny metallic ones) and he is happily running Kubuntu for almost a year (with almost everything working). I personally would suggest checking out IBM Thinkpads/Lenovo which has a good history of working well with GNU/Linux Distros. -- --- With Regards, Parthan technofreak gpg 2FF01026 blog http://blog.technofreak.in -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody using a ThinkPad?? It would be great if someone on the list has used both IBM ThinkPad as well as Lenovo ThinkPad, so that there can be a comparison I have a lenovo thinkpad t60 - works mostly out of the box - everything - right from ubuntu 7.04 / 7.10 atleast - modems don't work (being the notorious win modems ) my graphics card ati x 1300 has given some trouble and sometimes some graphics programmes don't appear clearly or crash the system (google earth) Battery life decent, Build - am not sure a compaq pentium i had earlier was solid but am having trouble with my keys touch pad and keyboard (infact am taking it tomorrow to the lenovo guys) but overall am very happy - i think given the conditions i use it in it has lasted better than some laptops may have ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Ramnarayan. K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody using a ThinkPad?? It would be great if someone on the list has used both IBM ThinkPad as well as Lenovo ThinkPad, so that there can be a comparison I have a lenovo thinkpad t60 - works mostly out of the box - everything - right from ubuntu 7.04 / 7.10 atleast - modems don't work (being the notorious win modems ) my graphics card ati x 1300 has given some trouble and sometimes some graphics programmes don't appear clearly or crash the system (google earth) Battery life decent, Build - am not sure a compaq pentium i had earlier was solid but am having trouble with my keys touch pad and keyboard (infact am taking it tomorrow to the lenovo guys) but overall am very happy - i think given the conditions i use it in it has lasted better than some laptops may have On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Ramnarayan. K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody using a ThinkPad?? It would be great if someone on the list has used both IBM ThinkPad as well as Lenovo ThinkPad, so that there can be a comparison I have a lenovo thinkpad t60 - works mostly out of the box - everything - right from ubuntu 7.04 / 7.10 atleast - modems don't work (being the notorious win modems ) my graphics card ati x 1300 has given some trouble and sometimes some graphics programmes don't appear clearly or crash the system (google earth) Battery life decent, Build - am not sure a compaq pentium i had earlier was solid but am having trouble with my keys touch pad and keyboard (infact am taking it tomorrow to the lenovo guys) but overall am very happy - i think given the conditions i use it in it has lasted better than some laptops may have So we have one thumbs up for Lenovo Thinkpad. Ramanarayan, could you please let us know how long you have been using this particular ThinkPad ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Mir Nazim EMail/GTalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +91 9469071855 Blog: http://saunzal.org Company:http://www.ikraftsoft.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
I use a refurbished DELL Latitude 620. I have no complaints. Its fast and runs UBuntu (configuring the wireless was tough though). I have to confess that I am not a power user, most of my use is limited to email, documents, internet etc Never used it for any real programing =Configuration=== Latitude D620 Laptop: Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core Genuine Windows XP Pro Unit Price: $669.00 Quantity: 1 -- Latitude D620 Laptop: Intel Core Duo T2400 (1.83GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core -- Shipping Material -- 90W AC Adapter -- Operating System Label -- 1.5 GB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHz (2 DIMMs) -- Roxio Software CD -- Operating System Software CD -- Touchpad-Standard -- 8X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capability -- Processor Label -- Scratch amp; Dent -- Resource CD -- Hardware is Microsoft Vista Capable -- 1390 Wireless Card -- Shipping Material -- Genuine Windows XP Pro -- Keyboard On Notebook -- Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950 -- 9 Cell Primary Battery -- 120 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM) -- Service Software -- DVD Software -- Power DVD Software -- Software CD -- 14.1 inch WXGA Laptop Screen -- Lat D620: 3Yr Basic Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service Unit Price: $0.00 Quantity: 1 Total Price: $0.00 Subtotal: $669.00 IVA: $48.21 Shipping and Handling: $19.99 Import Fee: -- Total: $737.20 === knk On 10/6/08, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Ramnarayan. K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody using a ThinkPad?? It would be great if someone on the list has used both IBM ThinkPad as well as Lenovo ThinkPad, so that there can be a comparison I have a lenovo thinkpad t60 - works mostly out of the box - everything - right from ubuntu 7.04 / 7.10 atleast - modems don't work (being the notorious win modems ) my graphics card ati x 1300 has given some trouble and sometimes some graphics programmes don't appear clearly or crash the system (google earth) Battery life decent, Build - am not sure a compaq pentium i had earlier was solid but am having trouble with my keys touch pad and keyboard (infact am taking it tomorrow to the lenovo guys) but overall am very happy - i think given the conditions i use it in it has lasted better than some laptops may have On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 9:07 PM, Ramnarayan. K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 7:44 PM, Mir Nazim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anybody using a ThinkPad?? It would be great if someone on the list has used both IBM ThinkPad as well as Lenovo ThinkPad, so that there can be a comparison I have a lenovo thinkpad t60 - works mostly out of the box - everything - right from ubuntu 7.04 / 7.10 atleast - modems don't work (being the notorious win modems ) my graphics card ati x 1300 has given some trouble and sometimes some graphics programmes don't appear clearly or crash the system (google earth) Battery life decent, Build - am not sure a compaq pentium i had earlier was solid but am having trouble with my keys touch pad and keyboard (infact am taking it tomorrow to the lenovo guys) but overall am very happy - i think given the conditions i use it in it has lasted better than some laptops may have So we have one thumbs up for Lenovo Thinkpad. Ramanarayan, could you please let us know how long you have been using this particular ThinkPad ram -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- Mir Nazim EMail/GTalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +91 9469071855 Blog: http://saunzal.org Company:http://www.ikraftsoft.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in -- knk -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
Re: [ubuntu-in] Looking for a laptop
By the way, don't even buy HP Compaq series laptops. You will regret later. I have an HP Comapq nx7010. Its like more than 4 yrs old now and have been using Ubuntu on it since 4.04 Everything works out of the box other than the modem. -- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
