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I have a Dell Latitude D600 and it's entirely supported. |
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See you! |
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The Slash wrote: |
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> If I were you, I'd stay away from Dell. They like to use hardware from |
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> SiS, most of which is not entirely (or at all) supported. |
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> On 11/17/05, *michael@×××××××××××××.com |
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> <mailto:michael@×××××××××××××.com>* <michael@×××××××××××××.com |
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> <mailto:michael@×××××××××××××.com>> wrote: |
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> If you don't want to risk your OS 9 software until you are sure it will |
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> work with linux, you can use a live CD. If the live cd doesn't support |
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> everything you need, you can modify and create your own custom live cd. |
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> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, maillists wrote: |
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> > Thanks! |
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> > |
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> > My budget is very low (under $800.) I have more time than money! |
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> I guess |
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> > I would like to know if there is any laptop that I should stay away |
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> > from. |
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> > |
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> > I would really like to convert my existing laptops (mac powerbook |
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> pezzo, |
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> > and ibook clamshell) Otherwise I would look around for a used |
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> dell, IBM, |
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> > sony, or whatever. |
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> > |
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> > One thing I am looking for is if the hardware on the powerbook |
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> pezzo is |
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> > supported (firewire, dvdrom drive, duel batteries, usb, airport card, |
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> > additional display, modem, networking and sound) |
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> > |
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> > I am very interested in using my powerbook for editing video/audio. |
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> > Right now I have MacOS 9. with Final Cut Pro. |
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> > I have not upgraded to OSX because I would have to update my |
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> Final Cut |
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> > Pro and adobe stuff too. I would rather set up some kind of |
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> "video for |
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> > linux" solution instead. All my desktops in my office are Gentoo, |
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> so I |
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> > would like to be consistent with my laptop. |
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> > |
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> > Thanks again! |
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> > Rick |
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> > On Thu, 2005-11-17 at 18:51 +0000, Truong NINH wrote: |
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> >> What is your budget? |
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> >> Iam using Averatec 6240 and more than happy with it. Everything is |
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> >> working like charm, all driver supported with Linux. |
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> >> |
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> >> On 11/17/05, michael@×××××××××××××.com |
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> <mailto:michael@×××××××××××××.com> < michael@×××××××××××××.com |
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> <mailto:michael@×××××××××××××.com>> |
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> >> wrote: |
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> >> As a very gross rule, I've been happy with Dell and |
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> Thinkpads, |
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> >> and been |
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> >> unhappy with Vaio. My own experience is supported by |
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> comments |
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> >> from |
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> >> friends and what I've read on the web. |
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> >> |
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> >> Now that I've said this, I'm sure someone will respond with |
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> >> exactly the |
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> >> opposite. But I'm very interested in the answers. |
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> >> |
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> >> Michael |
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> >> |
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> >> |
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> >> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, maillists wrote: |
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> >> |
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> >> > Hi, |
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> >> > |
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> >> > I am looking for a good choice of laptops to use with |
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> >> Gentoo. |
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> >> > |
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> >> > I would like to use my pre-titanium firewire powerbook |
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> >> 500mhz G3 |
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> >> > (pezzo) Also I have a G3 ibook (clamshell) that I would |
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> like |
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> >> to convert. |
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> >> > Does anybody have experience with these models? |
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> >> > Does anybody know of any laptops to avoid with Gentoo? |
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> >> > |
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> >> > Thanks |
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> >> > Rick |
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> >> > -- |
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