Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-07-31 Thread Dennis Myers
On Saturday 31 July 2004 04:17 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > On Saturday 31 July 2004 14:34, Bill W. wrote: > > Hi, > > I would like to put in a good word for Dell laptops. I have used 2 > > different models. The Inspiron 8000 and the Inspiron 9100. Both are > > considered heavy at around 8 or 9 pounds.

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-07-31 Thread Erylon Hines
On Saturday 31 July 2004 03:41 am, Johan Sch wrote: | Hi List, | | Looking at IBM laptops I see the following..for processors.. | | I've installed 9.2 on a couple of different IBM's, and a friend of mine put 10.0 on one. With 9.2 the laptops had a Savage vid card, and I had to download and insta

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-07-31 Thread Hoyt Bailey
On Saturday 31 July 2004 14:34, Bill W. wrote: > Hi, > I would like to put in a good word for Dell laptops. I have used 2 > different models. The Inspiron 8000 and the Inspiron 9100. Both are > considered heavy at around 8 or 9 pounds. The reason I chose them is > that they both are easily setup wi

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-07-31 Thread Greg Meyer
On Saturday 31 July 2004 06:41 am, Johan Sch wrote: > Hi List, > > Looking at IBM laptops I see the following..for processors.. > > Intel p4 .. various speeds. > celerion .. various speeds. Not as good as equivilent P4, stay away if you can > centrino .. various speeds. > Really the

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-07-31 Thread Lanman
Johan Sch wrote: Hi List, Looking at IBM laptops I see the following..for processors.. Intel p4.. various speeds. celerion.. various speeds. centrino.. various speeds. The centrino seem to be the slower one than the other two. Do not mind price .. hardware .. trying to find

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-06 Thread Ariestao1
On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 06:49 am, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > > Thanks Mikkel, I see that there is a RPM for the modem on Mandrake > > Club, but I am not a member so didn't look further. > > > > I am not a club member because it is too difficult to transfer money > > overseas > > > [ credit card is not

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-06 Thread Ariestao1
On Mon, 7 Jun 2004 07:21 am, Erylon Hines wrote: > On Sunday 06 June 2004 02:32 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > | On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 04:36 am, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > | > > Acer 1350, with 9.2, can't get the winmodem to work, because I don't > | > > have the kerne

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-06 Thread Erylon Hines
On Sunday 06 June 2004 02:32 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | On Sun, 6 Jun 2004 04:36 am, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: | > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | > > Acer 1350, with 9.2, can't get the winmodem to work, because I don't | > > have the kernel source. | > | > Depending on the winmodem, you may not ne

RE: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-06 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
Thanks Mikkel, I see that there is a RPM for the modem on Mandrake Club, but I am not a member so didn't look further. I am not a club member because it is too difficult to transfer money overseas [ credit card is not an option ] and being on very slow dialup, unable to download anything much, at a

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-05 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Acer 1350, with 9.2, can't get the winmodem to work, because I don't have the kernel source. Depending on the winmodem, you may not need the kernel source. There are RPMs out with the modules compiled for different kernels, as well as modules that are set up to work

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-04 Thread yankl
On Friday 04 June 2004 05:00 am, Lee Wiggers wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 8:36:36 -0400 > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Johan Sch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 08:10:16 EDT > > > To: [Newbie] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [newbie] Laptop choice > > > > > > Hi lapt

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-04 Thread David A. Ferguson
> Please .. if you should have the chance to a buy a new laptop..what make..model..etc..would be top of your list. > > This is for linux use..like mandrake..suse. My DELL Latitude C840 installed Mdk10 without any problems. Runs great. David

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-04 Thread Lee Wiggers
On Fri, 4 Jun 2004 8:36:36 -0400 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > From: Johan Sch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 08:10:16 EDT > > To: [Newbie] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [newbie] Laptop choice > > > > Hi laptop users, > > > > Please .. if you should have the chance t

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-04 Thread dennis
> > From: Johan Sch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/06/04 Fri AM 08:10:16 EDT > To: [Newbie] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [newbie] Laptop choice > > Hi laptop users, > > Please .. if you should have the chance to a buy a new laptop..what > make..model..etc..would be top of your list. > > T

Re: [newbie] Laptop choice

2004-06-04 Thread Greg Meyer
On Friday 04 June 2004 08:10 am, Johan Sch wrote: > It was suggested to me that IBM laptops are ..very..linux friendly? Yes, I have a T41 that works great with 10.0. -- /g Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.