Notebook PC

[Warren Togami]

That sounds a lot like the HP Pavillion n5470, except 100Mhz slower.  Is
that another HP notebook?  What model number?

----- Original Message -----
From: "W. Wayne Liauh" <LiauhW001 at Hawaii.rr.com>
To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 9:05 PM
Subject: [luau] Notebook PC


> Yesterday I bought an Athlon-4 900 MHz notebook, 256 MB RAM, 15" TFT, DVD,
> build-in modem/ethernet/sound,  at Sam's for $1,609.  What a powerful
system.
> Athlon-4 is about 20% better than a regular Athlon at the same clock
speed,
> thus, it is no surprise that this notebook was actually faster than my 1
GHz
> Athlon desktop.
>
> If you move to 1 GHz, the price jumps by more than $400 (though still
> substantially cheaper than an equivalent Intel system).  There is also a
$100
> rebate coupon, thus, the final price comes down to $1,509.  I tested the
> battery today, and under WinME, a full charge lasted about 200 minutes.
>
> If you are in the market for a notebook, this one is definitely very
highly
> recommended--there are only two left.  If, OTOH, you can wait until next
> year, then you probably should wait until the nForce chipset comes out.
It
> is going to be a killer.  (Me salivating.)
>