+++ Sthitaprajna [26/04/03 09:03 +0530]:
Hi
I am looking to buy a notebook(my first one) and am sort of confused. The sort of specs I am looking at are (for a minimum):
- 1.7 GHz Celeron
- 256M RAM(expandable to quite a lot)
- Some sort of 4x agp
- 30G hdd
- Internal combo cd/dvd/writer
- Should be decently compatible with *nix...I will be on a LAN, so modem
support is not really important, though it would be a plus if it were supported. My budget would be something around $1200... Can listers suggest a few models/makes that have decent support in India? and any other points that i need to be aware of before buying?
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DELL INSPIRON 8200 might go a bit above your bedget but its a great notebook and works well with linux. I am running gentoo on it have nvidia working properly , a USB mouse working properly and also 802.11 PCMCIA wirless ethernet working great. It works great with Redhat and even FreeBSD I've personally all these on it. i i'm also not sure how u'll be able to fit a dvd writer into that budget they are still quite expensive in India
i wouldnt suggest ibm notebooks because they a lot let features for a lot more money. also simple things like my dell had a track pad and a joystick the ibm laptops dont have the trackpads
regards Vikram (http://www.vicramresearch.com)