Link: http://travis.kroh.net/archives/002902.php
So, when Lauren was set to go in for service for the seventh time, HP just decided to offer me a new notebook. The replacement, however, didn't have Linux compatible hardware, so that was out. In the end, HP gave me $900, and I priced out an iBook. I'd like you all to meet Suw (pronounced "soo").
I got her a couple weeks ago, but I haven't had time to post about it until now. She's named after a friend from England with an awesome name.
- 12" LCD, 1024x768
- 800MHz G4 (256KB L2/133MHz FSB)
- 640MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM
- Airport Extreme wireless (802.11g)
- 60GB Ultra ATA HD
- 32MB dedicated ATI Mobility Radeon 9200
- 24x10x24 CD-RW/8x DVD-ROM Combo drive
- More sexiness than a pornstar in a skirt
Comments:
"Rawr! I want to lick."
-Nicole [2004-03-22 20:10:13]
"Hello Suw! I prefer desktop machines for the power to price ratio; however, I must admit that Suw is a suweet little computer. On a side note, Highpoint makes two versions of the same RAID controller. Each one with a different chipset (model number is the same). One chipset has FreeBSD drivers, the other doesn't. Grr, eh?"
-Michael [2004-03-26 07:59:48]
"When it comes to price/performance ratio, I prefer desktop machines, too, but with my laptop, my life exists inside an email client, a browser, and an ssh session. For that, an 800MHz G4 is more than enough. ;)
Bummer about the RAID array. My BSD box at home doesn't use RAID--I need all the space I can get, and I don't have the money to think about redundancy right now."
-trav [2004-03-28 13:09:35]
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