[TriLUG] need a laptop too

[Jason Tower]

decent means it will run for an hour or so unplugged.  this is just a 
kids computer, they're not getting a new T-series thinkpad :-)  
$200-400 price range.

jason

On Tuesday 07 September 2004 08:23, Reginald Reed wrote:
> Jason,
>
> What does "have a decent battery" mean to you?  And what is your
> target price range for the hardware?
>
> If decent battery means over 3 hours, I highly suggest something with
> the Pentium-M and Centrino chipset.  Before moving over to a 1.5GHz
> Powerbook, I had a Thinkpad T40p with extended battery.  *Many* times
> I ran 6+ hours on battery.  The Powerbook is good for about 2 hours
> at best.  This isn't considered decent to me (I travel a lot, but
> have airplane DC power stuff so it's not that big of a deal).
>
> --Reggie
>
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2004 01:36:41 -0400, Jason Tower <jason at cerient.net> 
wrote:
> > i need to build a linux laptop for a client, doesn't need to be the
> > latest and greatest but not a piece of junk either.  something in
> > the p2/p3 range should be fine, the only real requirement is that
> > it have a decent battery.  if you have anything suitable that you'd
> > like to sell please contact me offlist.  thanks,
> >
> > jason
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