Bootable CD w/OS for firewall

[jjohnson at sunrise-linux.com (miah)]

On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 01:27:43PM -0400, Drew Taylor wrote:
> David Kramer wrote:
> 
> >On Fri, 17 Sep 2004, miah wrote:
> >
> >>standardize on a form-factor or that non-vendor replacements were
> >>actually cheaper.
> >
> >That's the major problem with laptops.  They are made of all proprietary 
> >components, except for the memory and hard drive and CPU.  
> 
> And more importantly, it would prevent the laptop manufacturers from 
> charging $200 a pop for a new battery! I've had OK luck on ebay for my 
> dell batteries, but even there people want $100 for a new battery. 
> Refurbs go for around $50.

I'm a little weary of buying a battery on ebay.  I fear paying lots of
money and getting a battery that doesn't work.  

-miah