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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