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  From: Joseph Tan <j.tan@softhome.net>
  To  : Sam Pohlenz <retrix@dingoblue.net.au>
  Date: 04 May 2002 15:53:51 +0930

Re: Dell Inpspiron 8200 and Linux?

Hiya Sam,

> I'm also looking at getting a similar beast to replace my desktop machine
> (putting Linux as well as XP on it). Laptops nowadays are powerful enough
> for anything you can throw at them including games (especially now with the
> GF4). Good luck getting everything working with Linux. Let us know how you
> get on.

Being somewhat of a tech junkie and game player, I would have to say
that a notebook does have its purpose. If you're a traveler, it's
perfect.

But as really as a desktop replacement it's going to cost around 2x-3x
of a similar desktop and it excludes major upgrades in the future. With
the kind of games coming out this year, a GeForce 4 MX will not provide
the kind of features necessary for Doom III and the like.

Currently now a high-end desktop replacement notebook costs around
$5000-$8000. For that kind of money you could be buying a brand name
server-class dual-CPU 2Ghz+ Pentium 4 Xeon or Athlon MP, 1Gb+ RAM, a lot
of hard drive room, and room for more expansion. A full GeForce 4 Ti
would easily outclass the GeForce 4 Go by a large margin in higher
resolutions, since the notebook variety is a GeForce 4 MX.

Again, I don't know if you require a full desktop on the go.. if you do
then a laptop would be perfect.

Cheers,
Joseph Tan



On Sat, 2002-05-04 at 15:35, Sam Pohlenz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm also looking at getting a similar beast to replace my desktop machine
> (putting Linux as well as XP on it). Laptops nowadays are powerful enough
> for anything you can throw at them including games (especially now with the
> GF4). Good luck getting everything working with Linux. Let us know how you
> get on.
> 
> I have come across a number of howtos on getting Debian set up on a Dell
> laptop. One is located at http://linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5656.
> There should be others around as well. They don't tell you everything you
> want to know but it would be a good start.
> 
> Good Luck,
> Sam Pohlenz
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Aristotle" <aristotle@ihug.com.au>
> To: <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
> Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 1:55 AM
> Subject: Dell Inpspiron 8200 and Linux?
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am buying the ultimate (well ultimate for 6 months anyhow) geek toy -
> > a new laptop - and I want to run the ultimate geek OS - Linux!!!
> >
> > ...
> 
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