Mike Hicks <hick0088 at tc.umn.edu> wrote: > > I've done a bit of searching for good laptops.. As much as I want to get > Linux pre-installed, or no OS on it, I think I'll have to give and get > Windows -- otherwise my pocketbook will never forgive me. And, well, I > also have to get Microsoft Works or MS Office, plus an Internet service > plan, which I don't understand. Whoops.. okay, that last sentence was put in the wrong paragraph.. Shove it below and it should make more sense.. > I really want a big display, so I've been taking a look at Dell's Inspiron > 4100 with Ultra XGA (1600x1200). Except for the display, you can get a > very similar system to the above for the same or less money (okay, I'm > probably going to buy the box with 128MB of RAM, then buy 512MB from > somewhere else -- one thing that Dell heavily overcharges on..) -- _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ __ Why doesn't Tarzan have a / \/ \(_)| ' // ._\ / - \(_)/ ./| ' /(__ beard? \_||_/|_||_|_\\___/ \_-_/|_|\__\|_|_\ __) [ Mike Hicks | http://umn.edu/~hick0088/ | mailto:hick0088 at tc.umn.edu ] -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20011211/e8cd5c29/attachment.pgp