No personal experience.

Post #198,648 by Another Scott 3/14/05 7:55:26 PM Reply	No personal experience. If you seriously consider that box, make sure you get more information about the specs. What flavor of 802.11? You'd like a/b/g or b/g. What flavor USB? You'd like 2.x. What flavor PCMCIA? How many RAM slots? What's the maximum capacity? What's the speed of the HD? What's the warranty? How would you get warranty service? What's the speed of the CD-RW? Looks like a speedy laptop, but they might be skimping on everything except the processor so make sure you know what you're getting. Make sure it doesn't burn you when it's sitting in your lap! Luck. Cheers, Scott.
Post #198,655 by cwbrenn 3/14/05 8:20:53 PM Reply	Re: No personal experience. This is a list of its specifications, taken from another page. Curiously I can't seem to find any mention of USB or Firewire at all... * Processor & Cache Memory - Mobile AMD Athlon 64 Processor (Hammer) - Speed up to 3700+ (62W) - AMD Mobile Sempron Processor, 3000/3200, 128K L2 Cache * Operation System Microsoft\ufffd Windows\ufffd XP Professional Edition / Home Edition * Chipset NVidia Crush K8M * Main Memory - Support DDR333 DRAM (SODIMM); - 0MB on board memory; -2x SODIMM sockets for expansion up to 1GB * Display 15.0\ufffd SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT * Video Graphics & Memory Mobility ATI Radeon 9700 128MB VRAM * Hard Drive 2.5\ufffd 9.5mm IDE HDD with Ultra DMA 100 supported. * Optical Drive I5.25\ufffd ATAPI 24X/24X/24X/8X/24X DVD+CD-RW Combo Module * Card Reader Built-in card reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS PRO * Fax/Modem/LAN/WLAN - AC 97 s/w MODEM - 10/100/1000 Base T PCI LAN - Included Built-in Wireless 802.11b/g - Pass and support worldwide regulation * LED Status Indicator - Power-on/Suspend - Battery Charging/full/low - Storage device access - Capital Lock - Scroll Lock - Number Lock - E-mail in box - Wireless indicator * Interface 1 x EPP/ECP Parallel port/D-sub 25-pin 1 x Headphone-out combo jack 1 x Microphone-in jack 1 x Line-in Jack 1 x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin 1 x Video Connector which including SVideo 1 x RJ11 Modem jack for phone line 1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN 1x SIR-115.2Kbps Infrared port support * Audio AC 97 S/W audio SoundBlaster PRO compatible Built-in Speakers/Microphone * Audio DJ On the front side Play/Pause/Stop/Fast Forward/Rewind * Keyboard - 19 mm full size 88 keys with MS Windows function keys * Hot Keys 4 Buttons WLAN, Programmable App, Touchpad \ufffdLock on/off, Power4 Gear+ Function Keys Fn+F1 Suspend switch Fn+F2 Wireless Lan on/off Fn+F5 Brightness down Fn+F6 Brightness up Fn+F7 LCD on/off Fn+F8 LCD/CRT/TV-out switch display Fn+F10 Volume on/mute Fn+F11 Volume down Fn+F12 Volume up * Battery Pack & Life -8 cells, 4400mAh Smart Battery, charging time 4hrs/2.5hrs(System On/Off) to 95% * AC Adapter Output: 19V DC, 4.74A, 90W Input : 100~240V AC, 50/60Hz universal * Dimension & Weight 12.9" x 10.6" x 1.06"-1.65" (WxDxH,) 7.48lbs * Supplied Accessories Carrying bag * Warranty & Support -1 year limited warranty -Upgradeable up to total 3 yrs "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #198,670 by Another Scott 3/14/05 9:15:16 PM Reply	On the configuration page it's different. I put together what seems to me to be a reasonable box. $1457.62: Mobile Athlon 64 3000+ 512 MB RAM 60 GB 7200 RPM HD XPPro 1 Year Express Tech Support Leaving out XPP would save $142.03 I would have some form of Windows available for it so that you would be sure you had a working box if you had some problems getting parts of it working with Linux. You might want to look around at [link\|http://froogle.google.com\|Froogle] to see what other "Athlon 64 mobile" PCs are out there. E.g. there's [link\|http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?submit=Go&DEPA=0&CMP=OTC-Froogle&description=N82E16834224014\|this] one at Newegg. 3400+, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB 5400 rpm, XPPro. The other specs make it sound like the same laptop. $1599, but it's out of stock. In short, the Adamant machine looks OK but probably a little overpriced unless you get a really stripped-down version. HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #198,671 by a6l6e6x 3/14/05 9:26:04 PM Reply	And contrast that with the recommendation I made before. I've heard of [link\|http://www.compusa.com/overstock/product_info.asp?product_code=315189&pfp=OVERSTOCK\|HP]. :) Alex The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell
Post #198,675 by Another Scott 3/14/05 9:33:43 PM Reply	Wow!
Post #198,678 by cwbrenn 3/14/05 10:01:58 PM Reply	Don't be decieved... the bigger screen actually has a lower resolution (1280x800) and it has a crappier video card (64mb older GeForce, while the other laptop, while only 15", does 1400x1050 and the ATI 9700 mobile has 128mb ram and 256-bit data pathway). it's the 64mb video card that really bugs me. All the comparable pentiums have 128mb ram -- why the hell are they skimping on the AMD laptops? "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #198,680 by cwbrenn 3/14/05 10:26:41 PM Reply	I'll take it back. Other than the crappy video card that's a really nice machine. mutter stupid crappy video card "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #198,700 by Steve Lowe 3/15/05 2:23:13 AM Reply	ICLRPD (new thread) Created as new thread #198699 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=198699\|ICLRPD] -- Steve
Post #198,674 by cwbrenn 3/14/05 9:32:58 PM Reply	That's very strange, because I could configure a 3400+, with 1 gig of ram and a 60 gig hard drive for a little under $1500, not including shipping and handling... "We are all born originals -- why is it so many of us die copies?" - Edward Young
Post #198,676 by Another Scott 3/14/05 9:36:41 PM Reply	Add an OS and the price will match mine. :-)

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