[wplug] Laptops

[Tim Quinlan]

Hi Henry,
I had a Dell C810 that was dual boot and it worked really well.  It had
an Nvidia 3D chip (I don't remember which one) that only worked in X (2D
or 3D) if you downloaded the drivers from Nvidia's site.  Once I did
that the 3D performance was great.  All the hardware I used worked well,
although I'm not sure about the modem or IR port.  

The only downside was that it weighed 8 or 9 pounds.

On Tue, 2003-02-04 at 09:37, Henry Umansky wrote:
> I'm in the market to buy a laptop and I would like some insight from you 
> guys.  Here basically what I want:
> 
> -full hardware support for linux (trying asking for this a few years ago)
> -dual-boot with windows (only for games and some work-related stuff)
> -video card that can handle my graphic intensive games (Wolfenstein, 
> Morrowind, etc)
> -price range under $2000 if possible (willing to go up if I'm in a good 
> mood that day)
> -don't care about support or customer service, but a somewhat decent 
> warranty is a must
> 
> I have a license through the University of Pittsburgh for any Windows OS, 
> so a laptop that comes without an OS would be awesome, although I won't 
> hold my breath. Right now IBM Thinkpad A series Value package is the front 
> runner, but I haven't done much research on Dell or Compaq laptops.  Any 
> information would be appreciated.
> 
> -Henry
> 
> ``understanding arises through making''
> -Giambattista Vico
> 
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