[luau] Review - Excellent Value Laptop for Linux

[Dan George]

If anyone need the hardware configured to their specifications we can help
give you the opportunity to select what you want in your system which is
equivalent to alot of prebuilds out there.

Dan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Togami" <warren at togami.com>
To: "LUAU" <luau at videl.ics.hawaii.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 1:19 AM
Subject: [luau] Review - Excellent Value Laptop for Linux


> http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/~warren/presario/presario.php
>
> Hey folks,
>
> At that URL is my review of the Compaq Presario 722US laptop computer that
> will soon be posted to AMDMB.com.  In my testing I have found this to be
an
> excellent priced laptop with tons of features that work nearly perfectly
in
> Linux after some tweaking.  Here are some of its better features:
>
> * 1.1GHz AMD Duron processor with SSE instructions
> * 256MB PC100 SDRAM
> * 14.1" TFT screen
> * 56k Linux compatible win-modem and 10/100 ethernet
> * 20GB hard drive
> * Removable DVD and 4x4x16 CD/RW optical combo drive
> * 1.44MB Floppy drive
> * Excellent integrated laptop speakers
> All for only $1,259 after mail-in rebate at the local Office Depot.
>
> (No I don't own Office Depot or HP/Compaq stock, though I do own AMD
stock.
> Bad Wall Street... Ouch!)
>
> Kimberly (member of this list) bought this laptop and let me compare it to
> my personal Sony Vaio FXA series Athlon laptop.  I am blown away by how
much
> better it is than my considerably more expensive laptop. =(
>
> The both local CompUSA's have a slightly slower 1GHz Duron with DVD-only
> optical drive (all else the same) for only $999.  Either of these are
> awesome value Linux laptops.  Office Depot also has the 725US model with
the
> fastest Mobile Athlon XP processor in stock, all other parts identical to
> the 722US at $1,559.
>
> If anyone buys one, let me know and I'll help you configure it.  It may
take
> kernel patching experimentation to get ACPI working for better battery
life,
> but I will help you to do this.
>
> Anyway, please read my review and let me know what you think!
>
> Thanks,
> Warren Togami
> warren at togami.com
>
> _______________________________________________
> LUAU mailing list
> LUAU at videl.ics.hawaii.edu
> http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau