[ale] new laptop time ... need suggestions

[James P. Kinney III]

I think you will be waiting a while. No laptop has built in 54g yet as
the standard hasn't stabilized.

As for the other requirements, that puts this new box in the top of the
line category right now. Hope your pockets are deep and burning!

The two brands that stand out in terms of quality and reliability are
IBM and the Toshiba high-end line (Tecra, I believe). Other than the
impossible 54g, the second hard point will be 8 lbs with second battery.

On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 23:50, Jim Popovitch wrote:
> Absolute musts:
>  run Debian + Ximian in 1280x1024
>  built-in 54g / modem / ethernet
>  NO floppy (who needs these?)
>  less than a 16" screen (14" is preferred but must do 1280x1024)
>  durable.
> 
> Love-to-haves:
>  writable dvd
>  swappable drive bay (cd/2nd batt/etc)
>  less than 8lbs (with second battery) 
>  greater than 2.0Ghz and support 1Gb memory
> 
> Any and all opinions and suggestions are appreciated, if not 
> to the list then send here: jimpop at yahoo.com
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> 
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