local linux laptop

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

You should look around. I just checked the Compaq Factory outlet and they 
have 2 Presario laptops available today for under $1k (refurbished). Both 
have more RAM, more HD and more processor than your PC For Everyone system. 
One needs to be careful of "Refurbished" because it has different meanings 
depending where you get it. At Compaq or Dell, it means factory tested, et. 
al. complete with a waranty. 

http://www.compaqfactoryoutlet.com/ Click on notebooks. The exact URL will 
wrap. 

Both are 1GHz AMD Duron processors. I have purchased 2 laptops from CFO and 
have had no problems that I could attribute to a refurbished unit. (My 
laptop has a problem with the "wedge", and that is because of heavy usage). 
$899. AMD Duron processor 1.0GHz, 15Gb hard drive, 256Mb RAM, 14" TFT 
display, DVD, 10/100 Ethernet, 56K modem, Windows XP - part# B67966-001-
B4H7

$959 AMD Duron processor 1.0GHz, 15Gb hard drive, 256Mb RAM, 14" TFT 
display, DVD, 10/100 Ethernet, 56K modem, Windows XP - part# B67966-001-
B4H7



On 14 Jun 2002 at 8:54, Seth Gordon wrote:

> We have found room in our budget to spend about $1K on a laptop, and as 
> luck would have it, PCs for Everyone is selling such a machine 
> (http://www.pcsforeveryone.com/notebook.html), with about the same 
> computing horsepower as the (three-year-old) desktop machine I'm using 
> now.  Has anyone else tried using this machine (or others in the same 
> line -- I assume they have the same motherboard) with Linux?  Are there 
> better deals out there?
> 
> I want to get a 802.11b card along with the laptop. The only kind PC4E 
> sells is D-Link DWL-650, which is not listed in the Hardware HOWTO. 
>  Does anyone have experience with this brand, or should I just grab a 
> different card from CompUSA or some such?
> 
> --seth
> 
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