tlug: Notebook PCs

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

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tlug note from "Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>
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A friend asked me what I would buy in a notebook PC for a
Windows/Linux multi-boot system.  I have no idea, but I will probably
be looking in September myself (my most up-to-date machine is a
Gateway P133, and the two machines I use most are a 486DX/50MHz EISA
box and a 486SX/25MHz IBM notebook ;-)

Any suggestions?  How about the tradeoffs among RAM vs processor vs HD
capacity vs other goodies (sound, 256X CD, built-in MPEG, MMX, TV
broadcast capability, etc :-)?  My friend is looking in the 350,000
yen range, I might go higher than that.

Steve

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                            Stephen J. Turnbull
Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences                    Yaseppochi-Gumi
University of Tsukuba                      http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp/
Tel: +81 (298) 53-5091;  Fax: 55-3849              turnbull@example.com
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