So, now that things are looking better...

Post #289,043 by folkert 7/15/07 6:44:57 PM Reply	So, now that things are looking better... I am asked to have a better Notebook/laptop PC than my 800MHz machine. Since I haven't even looked for a Notebook since... never... I am not as up to speed as I probably should be. Please don't point me to Apple or Dell at this point, as I have fully grok'd the informations well. I am asking for other Brands/Models upon which to look. Requirements for me are: 1. Recent design with hopefully Linux friendly hardware 2. Large display(15.4" or 17" better) WXGA+ or better 3. Integrated Wired 10/100/1000 Enet 4. Integrated Wifi (a/b/g/whatever) 5. 2 pcmcia slots, one for wireless broadband (cellular) 6. Lotsa Memory capacity (4GB would be good) 7. ???? 8. Profit! Now, I've looked at the DV9429US by HP Nice rig, but I don't know yet. Also looking at buying a new Desktop machine for the Home Office. I'll prolly build that. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0 Alternate Fingerprint: 455F E104 22CA 29C4 933F 9505 2B79 2AB2`
Post #289,044 by boxley 7/15/07 6:49:49 PM Reply	acers are going cheap at walmart we have local builders around here that spruce up laptops to new type latest n greatest thanx, bill Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari? Any opinions expressed by me are mine alone, posted from my home computer, on my own time as a free american and do not reflect the opinions of any person or company that I have had professional relations with in the past 51 years. meep reach me at [link\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net\|mailto:bill.oxley@cox.net]
Post #289,045 by Another Scott 7/15/07 7:08:57 PM Reply	My 1.7 GHz Pentium M Thinkpad T41 has treated me well. It's maxed out at 2 GB, but otherwise meets all your specs, I think. [link\|http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-ThinkPad-T41-1-7GHz-512MB-60Gb-DVD-CD-RW-XP-WiFi_W0QQitemZ290139733918QQihZ019QQcategoryZ140083QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\|Similar boxes] seem to go for $300 - $500 or so on eBay. I haven't looked at Lenovo Thinkpads as my next laptop will probably be a Mac. There are some relatively cheap AMD dual core laptops out there (e.g. newegg), but I don't know what compromises they took to get the price down. If you want something really cheap, you might look at [link\|http://stores.ebay.com/Recycle4va_Laptops_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQfsubZ5QQftidZ2QQtZkm\|Recycle4VA]. The next machine I get my Mom will probably be a cheap laptop. She seems to have issues with various peripherals having driver issues (I'm sure it's user error, but still...) - I'm hoping having an all-in-one box will lessen those issues. Remember that if you want a new Lenovo/IBM box that there are stock-holder discounts... :-) HTH a bit. Cheers, Scott.
Post #289,047 by bepatient 7/15/07 7:11:58 PM Reply	depends fer instance...for 500 you can get a t40, not the latest and greatest..but a 1.6 processor and a gig of mem...built in 802.11 and ethernet...cd/rw slimline and it runs ubuntu quite well even with beryl. That would be a start slow recommendation from me. I really like this machine. Too much of today's music is fashionable crap dressed as artistry._{Adrian Belew}
Post #289,115 by Steve Lowe 7/16/07 2:50:14 PM Reply	A couple of possibilities I use a MacBook Pro because it runs Mac OS X and I can run Windows XP and Ubuntu with Parallels. You don't want a Mac, so... [link\|http://www.system76.com\|http://www.system76.com] - these guys have Ubuntu laptops with all the bells and whistles and are pretty highly thought of among the local LUGs. My boss run Ubuntu on a Sony Vaio that he's pretty fond of. Prior to that he had a Toshiba that he liked, too. I can find out model numbers if you're interested in either of those. -- Steve [link\|http://www.ubuntulinux.org\|Ubuntu]
Post #289,120 by folkert 7/16/07 4:00:08 PM Reply	Didn't say I did want a MAC... just that I was fully up to speed on the information pertaining to Linux Goodness on them. Its also quite possible to put Linux on a Macintel, or the older G series machines. I am in the process of going to locations and making the rounds with LiveCDs to boot from. KNOPPIX, Ubuntu and Sabayon-Mini. I guess I should also try Sidux. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0 Alternate Fingerprint: 455F E104 22CA 29C4 933F 9505 2B79 2AB2`
Post #289,727 by folkert 7/24/07 7:20:53 PM Reply	So here is what I got... Seeing the Background check and the Credit check went A-OK.(Actually, squeaky clean) I guess I am not crazy. From Lenovo: T61 15.4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050 Display, T7500 2.2GHz 800MHzFSB 4MB cache Core 2 Duo 1 - 6465CT - CONFIGURED SYSTEM - Estimated Ship Date 08/10/07 - $1,702.00 42V8191 - INTEL CORE 2 DUO PRCESST7500 46P4166 - VBB MICROSOFT WINXP PROFESSION 42V8376 - SBB MS WIN XP PROF.US ENG. 42V8287 - SBB 15.4 WSXGA+ TFT 42X0817 - SBB INT GMAX3100 GM965W 41W2057 - VBB 512MB PC2-5300 667MHZ1DIMM 42V8195 - SBB KEYBOARD US ENGLISH 42V8295 - SBB UN(TRACKPOINT TOUCHPAD) 42V8169 - SBB 100GB HDD,7200RPM 42V8172 - SBB DVD REC.8XMAXDUAL LAY UB-S 42X0805 - SBB PC CARDSLOT EX CARDSLOT 42V8177 - SBB INT.WIRE.WIFI/LINK4965AGN 39T6651 - SBB 9 CELL LI-ION BATTERY 41W1787 - SBB CPK NORTH AMERICA 42V8302 - SBB LANGPACK US ENGLISH 41C9334 - 3YR DEPOT UPGD W/TP PROT 1 - 40Y7630 - LENOVO THINKPAD 90W AC/DC COMBO POWER ADAPTER AC/CAR/AIRPLANE - $107.10 1 - 73P3599 - LENOVO THINKPAD BACKPACK CARRYING CASE - $62.10 Subtotal: $1,871.20 Shipping: $0.00 Tax: $95.54 Total: $1,966.74 From Newegg: Memory 4GB total. 2 - Patriot 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Notebook Memory Model PSD22G6672S - Rtl - $119.99 ea Item #: [link\|http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820220229\|N82E16820220229] Subtotal: $239.98 Shipping: $6.69 Tax: $0.00 Total: $246.67 A new company I recently discovered, looking for batteries for laptops. [link\|http://www.compuvest.com/\|Compuvest.com]: Extra Battery and External Battery Charger for the TP. 1 - 155002462-02 Lenovo ThinkPad Battery Charger (External) Notebook Battery - $54.35 1 - 155002447-04 Lenovo Laptop Battery For Battery ThinkPad 9-Cell Li-Ion 40Y6797 - $107.07 Subtotal: $161.42 Shipping: $10.79 Tax: $0.00 Total: $172.21 Grand Total for a machine that'll whoop as a laptop: $2385.62 Now, I just gotta find a decent place to buy an PCMCIA EVDO Cellular ("wireless") Broadband card. They don't look cheap, nor do the plans. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0 Alternate Fingerprint: 455F E104 22CA 29C4 933F 9505 2B79 2AB2`
Post #289,747 by tonytib 7/25/07 1:05:35 AM Reply	Well, if you get luck on timing or know someone at Sprint, IIRC the employee referral EVDO data plan is $50/month - and at certain times (mostly holidays) Sprint opens it up to everyone. --Tony
Post #290,184 by folkert 8/2/07 9:48:54 AM Reply	Coverage of my home is... About 100dB* less (On Sprint) than my -100dBmV** (Verizon) already being received by my house already. I've got to get an antenna vs Holding my laptop above my head while typing in a CLI window to get anything done. So, I get a Verizon PC-Card a Sierra Wireless Air Card 595. $30 for a Window Mount mobile style Antenna.... and ~ $85 for a mast mount 3ft tall Omni Directional. Plus another $10 for a total of 30ft cable for perma mounting in the house. And the Data plan isn't to bad, $65/month for upto 3.1Mbit/sec download ~1.1Mbit/sec upload. Personally if it gets 700K/200K is all I need for mobile usage. * dB a a funky measurement thinger. +3.03dB == doubling in signal (energy) -3.03dB == halving in signal (energy) +10dB == 10 times increase in signal (energy) -10dB == 10 times reduction (or 1/10th) the signal (energy) +100dB == 10,000,000,000 times increase in signal (energy) -100dB == 10,000,000,000 times reduction of signal (energy) ** Yes this is a serious exaggeration, along with . I am actually on the fringe for the three cell towers around my home. So... we are talking much better signal levels than stated, but it sure feels like the levels I stated. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0 Alternate Fingerprint: 455F E104 22CA 29C4 933F 9505 2B79 2AB2`
Post #290,185 by folkert 8/2/07 9:59:03 AM Reply	My lapper shipped on 08/01/2007 vs 08/10/2007. Must have gotten the 0 and 1 mixed up... Tracking Number: not shown Type: Package Status: In Transit - On Time Scheduled Delivery: 08/08/2007 Shipped To: WYOMING, MI, US Shipped/Billed On: 08/02/2007 Service: EXPEDITED Weight: 4.10 Kgs SHENZHEN,CN 08/01/2007 7:22 P.M. ORIGIN SCAN CN 08/02/2007 4:01 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED BTW, the "CN" there? That's not Connecticut... -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0 Alternate Fingerprint: 455F E104 22CA 29C4 933F 9505 2B79 2AB2`
Post #290,744 by folkert 8/12/07 6:02:17 PM Reply	Well, I got this Laptop... SEE? (new thread) Created as new thread #290743 titled [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=290743\|Well, I got this Laptop... SEE?] -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* `PGP key: 1024D/B524687C 2003-08-05 Fingerprint: E1D3 E3D7 5850 957E FED0 2B3A ED66 6971 B524 687C Alternate Fingerprint: 09F9 1102 9D74 E35B D841 56C5 6356 88C0 Alternate Fingerprint: 455F E104 22CA 29C4 933F 9505 2B79 2AB2`

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