Compaq Armada M700?

Sean picasso@madflower.com
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 15:32:53 -0500 (EST)


I think it sounds pricey too..You can get a G-3 PB 400 for that price.
or for around 2600 you can get a kickass Titanium G4 Powerbook.


On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Dpk wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 03, 2001 at 03:33:04PM -0400, Ben Pfaff wrote:
>
>    Hi guys.  I'm considering buying a Compaq Armada M700 laptop from a
>    friend of mine.  I'm wondering if any of you have personal
>    experiences with GNU/Linux on such or similar laptops.  I've
>    already seen some of the webpages on them, which make it sound like
>    'most everything will work, even the modem (possibly).
>
>    Here's the configuration direct from my friend:
>
>        Compaq Armada M700.  Its [sic] the highest model Compaq made.
>
>        Specs:
>        12GB HDD
>        8MB Rage Mobility Video
>        14.1" TFT
>        PIII 500Mhz
>        192 MB RAM
>        4X DVD w/TV Out
>        Integrated Intel 10/100 MiniPCI Ethernet Card
>        Integrated 56k v.90 modem (Lucent Chipset I believe)
>        2 PCMCIA Slots
>        On the back:  IR, Serial, Parallel, Monitor, USB, and
>        Keyboard/Mouse
>        (ps/2)
>
>    By the way, the price he's offering me for it is $1700.  Does this
>    look like a good deal to you guys?  I don't know a lot about laptop
>    pricing.
>
> I don't have experience with the Armada, but the hardware is similiar
> to my Dell Inspiron and it runs just fine w/Debian (unstable though
> since XFree86 4.0 is needed)  I have found the following site very
> useful for info on the level of Linux support on a specific laptop:
>
>    http://www.linux-laptop.net
>
> I think the price might be a little high, but I tend to sell used
> stuff cheap. General/retail from Dell online for a bigger config only
> comes to $1978.00 (free DVD for a limited time):
>
>    PIII 850 MHz
>    14.1 XGA TFT Display
>    192 MB SDRAM
>    20 GB Ultra ATA HD (Downgrading to a 10 GB saves you $100)
>    8X DVD Drive
>    Internal 56K + 10/100 Mini-PCI Combo
>
> Dennis
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