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Re: Laptop question
The pentium, I would have thought. It's unlikely you'll be able to get X
running at all well on the 486, and 260Mb is a bit measly. As for the
link, well, parallel cables aren't a great deal and I can get you a pcmcia
network card from about 30 quid... I know it's all extras, but if you can
afford it you'll have a much better machine.
Cheers,
Alex.
On Sun, 27 Feb 2000, Craig Andrews wrote:
> Theoretical question...
>
> I have a choice between 2 laptops.. the specs are:
>
> 486 DX50
> 8Mb
> 260Mb HDD
> CD-ROM drive <--- IMPORTANT
> TFT colour 11" screen
> pcmcia ports
> etc
> etc
>
> for £187
>
>
> OR
>
> P120
> 24Mb
> 1.0Gb HDD
> NO CD-ROM DRIVE <--- IMPORTANT
> TFT 11" colour screen
> all the gubbins
>
> £305
>
> Both come with sound, and built in pointer (although P120 has touchpad,
> 486 has nipple thingumy)
>
> Which do I go for? I know that th P120 would be best, but with no CD,
> how could I get SuSE 6.3 onto it from my desktop machine? (Note only a
> 10M Null modem cable available, bleurgh!)
>
> Advice please <fast if poss>
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