2/7 I'm looking to purchase a laptop in the next 3 months. Something like:
PII 233 || AMD K6, >=64MB RAM, >=4GB drive, >=13.3" active
matrix, V.90 modem, Fast Ethernet, >=CD, etc. The closest
thing I can find is the Quantex T-1330 with a PII266 for
$1899. I'm pretty much looking for a good deal (I'm open to
clearance stuff). i.e. a store that can exclude a copy of
Windows would be cool since I have my own licensed
copies. Anyone recommend any other value packed brands and/or
stores? Thanks. -slow
I just got a IBM thinkpad 1450 (the midlevel i-series) with Pentium266
64MB ram, 13.3" TFT (awesome) fast CDrom, modem, and incredible
wuality for only $1799...I also installed RedHad in a mere 30
minutes on the boot-from CD BIOS option, and highly recommend this
laptop. Get and IBM, they are great, tough, fast, blah blah ginger.
\_ i am a troll. delete me.
consider it done. - tom
\_ tom can delete trolls. too bad trolls can't delete tom.
\_ He's just afraid of anything he can't easily attack on a personal
level.
\_ which part of PII did you mistype or not understand?
\_ PII = larger chip = more heat dissipation + more power
consumption = less battery life + a computer that gets really
hot because all laptops have crappy fans. And I'm pretty sure
that, unlike Quantex (or whatever you call it), IBM actually
does a decent job in designing their I/O subsystem which would
mean faster speeds.
\_ ok, so why don't you look up the AMD specfpu or specint!
if you want a piece of crap get a "Quantex"
\_ I wonder why original person didn't say K6-2, but the fact
remains that your suggestion wasn't "up to spec". Actual
SPECint95/fp95 measurements aren't generally done on
laptops, so I'm actually curious how they compare.
Further research shows no K6 or K6-2 CPU95 results posted
at <DEAD>spec.org<DEAD>; PII/Pentium ~= 1.6 in CINT95 ratings, at
equal clockspeeds. --tsang
\_ Hm, SPECint95 has got to be out of date by now. Every
3 years, chip makers find some devious way to trick
the latest version of those benchmarks so every 3 years
they have to come up with a whole new set of tests.
I wonder where SPEC98 or 99 is.
\_ in progress. You can ask IBM's technical rep
(channui@austin.ibm.com) to SPEC... --tsang
\_ Toshiba 8000 or 7000
\_ Isn't the PII a 25 watt chip? If you don't want the
flaming laptop of death, it might be better to go with a
CPU that runs cooler.
\_ or one that doesn't suck up your lithium battery in 5 min.
\_ I understand the newest PII takes less power than Pentia.
But, just to be annoying... go PowerPC G3/G4. --tsang
\_ Even the P233MMX-equipped TP770 makes for a rather
warmer lap than usually desirable. |
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