[SATLUG] which laptop to buy?

[matt hutchinson]

awesome.  i assume the network, dvd playback and cdrw work as well?  i 
suppose i could get a pcmcia modem that is supported.

i think ill get the satellite 2400-s201 and try it.  as for secure digital, i 
have no use for that.

thanks!!
matt h


On Tuesday 06 August 2002 14:13, you wrote:
> I think this was to me, but if it's not, just grumble something about
> "stupid kid" and disregard. :) Otherwise...
>
> > hm... sounds good.  im ready to give up on the one i have now (i have to
> > disable pci altogether or the disk hangs).
>
> Trust me, you'll probably like Toshiba alot better than Con, erm, Compaq.
> (No flames please. I have my reasons. :) )
>
> >  i can get the 2400
> > since its in
> > the same price range.
>
> Be warned: I only have experience with the 1905 (desktop replacement)
> series. All information hereafter is for the 1905 series. :)
>
> > does yours have the supersavage?
>
> No. Mine has the ATI Mobility Radeon 6P w/16MB VRAM. Flawless support in
> recent versions of Mandrake and Slackware.
>
> > also,
> > the 2400 has
> > secure digital.  whats that for?
>
> I assume this is talking about Secure Digital memory cards. You know, kind
> of like for a MP3 player or digital camera. I have know idea about Linux
> support for this.
>
> > and what about the network,
>
> The internal NIC uses the eepro100 or epro100 driver. Full support.
>
> > modem
>
> Unfortunately, the internal modem is a [CENSORED] winmodem. :( Linux won't
> even detect it. (Maybe detect, but definitely won't use.)
>
> > and the
> > buttons on the front?
>
> Proprietary software, Windows only. They're not terribly useful to begin
> with, so I wouldn't worry about it.
>
> >  are you able to suspend to save power?
>
> This requires a special patch (from
> http://memebeam.org/toys/ToshibaAcpiDriver) or a 2.5.x kernel. I'm still
> playing with it, so I don't know too much. I do know you'll need these
> "Toshiba Laptop Extras" for the new style (legacy-free) machines. The tools
> to use power management come with most Linux distributions.
>
> > also i had the worst time with my friends hp.  the graphics wasnt
> > supported
> > at all but i loaded it anyways.
>
> I had considered going with HP, but I HATE onboard graphics with shared
> memory. I had one PC like this, and I'll never do it again!
>
> >  when i switched back to the console the
> > whole thing died!
>
> Bummer. Well, I can switch back and forth without any problems. :)
>
> > thanks!
> > matt
>
> Joshua
>
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