Hi,
I realise this may not be exactly what you're looking for; however I
hope this is of some help (there is also a very simple FC4 install
written by Stanton Finley - one of the simplest install guides I've seen)
HP dv4121ap
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 740 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 cache, 533MHz FSB)
Altec Lansing speakers with integrated stereo speakers
Cache: 2MB Level-2 Cache
Dimensions: 3.35cm(H) x 35.85cm(W) x 25.78cm(D)
Display: 15.4" colour TFT WXGA (1280 x 800 resolution) High-definition
BrightView 16:10 Widescreen
Graphics: Integrated Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900 (with up to
128MB shared video memory)
Hard drive: 60GB (4200 rpm)
(1) 6-in-1 Digital Media Reader slot
Doesn't work under FC4
(1) IEEE 1394 port
Haven't tried it
(1) S-video port
Don't thin it works under FC4
(1) VGA port
Haven't tried it
(1) Headphone/Line-out, (1) Microphone in
Both work
LAN works
(4) USB 2.0 ports
Inbuilt Modem: High speed 56K modem
Don't use it, don't know if it works.
Network: Integrated 10/100 LAN Ethernet, Intel® Pro/Wireless 2200
802.11g integrated wireless LAN,
Got it to work under FC4 with very little fiddling (and I mean Very Little)
Integrated Bluetooth
Works fine
Optical drive: LightScribe Dual Layer DVD±RW/±R
Works fine (don't know about the Lightscribe though, haven't tried this
element of it - it burns the CD/DVD cover on special CD/DVDs)
PC card slots: (1) Type I/II PC Card Slot with support for 16-bit PCMCIA
and 32-bit Cardbus
I'm assuming they work, I haven't tried them.
Pointing device: Touchpad pointing device with 2-way scroll
Love this. Works really well under FC4
Status display: System Power, AC Power status, NUM Lock, CAPS Lock,
Battery Charging, HDD activity, Touchpad on/off, Media Slot, Mute, Wireless
Wireless on/off only through software. Multimedia card reader doesn't
work - someone is coming up with a hack though.
System memory: 512MB (2 x 256MB) DDR SDRAM (333MHz), upgradeable to 2GB
Weight: 2.95kg - may vary, depending on configuration and components
The thing I love is something called QuickPlay. It's installed on a
separate 'Linux' (!) partition. The machine comes with a remote control
(there are buttons on the machine to). You switch it on - this doesn't
boot the OS, and open the drive. Pop in your DVD or CD, close and hit
play. You can watch a movie or play a music CD without booting the OS.
It's pretty impressive.
I know, long post.
Again, hope this helps.
Regards,
Patrick
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Hi All
>> a mate has asked me to choose him a laptop that just works.
>> He got a Sony Viao that was much heartache (much much heartache)
>>
>> Any suggestions: (considerations)
>>
>> more than 2 usb
>> small/light
>> centrino
>> wireless hardware switch (soft switches are infinite pain)
>> (centrino + switch = working wireless)
>> Dell are good and cheap
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