Comments on: Maybe Not… http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/ Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:02:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Pygmy http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-175 Pygmy Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-175 Get a tablet! I've been using Compaq's TC1000 for nearly a year now and I love it. And it looks like some bloke has gotten debian running on it pretty well. (<a href="http://linux-tablet-pc.dhs.org/)">http://linux-tablet-pc.dhs.org/)</a> Get a tablet! I’ve been using Compaq’s TC1000 for nearly a year now and I love it. And it looks like some bloke has gotten debian running on it pretty well. (http://linux-tablet-pc.dhs.org/)

]]> By: Darien http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-176 Darien Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-176 Don't bother with a tablet, they're ludicrously expensive for what you get. If you were going to spend that kind of money, I'd say get a Powerbook instead. If you're in the market for a laptop, call Dell a few times, get salesperson names and ask what kinds of deals they can make - talk to a lot of them, and you might be able to get some good deals from them. My last roommate got three year on-site service on his laptop for free. Not too shabby. Don’t bother with a tablet, they’re ludicrously expensive for what you get. If you were going to spend that kind of money, I’d say get a Powerbook instead. If you’re in the market for a laptop, call Dell a few times, get salesperson names and ask what kinds of deals they can make - talk to a lot of them, and you might be able to get some good deals from them. My last roommate got three year on-site service on his laptop for free. Not too shabby.

]]> By: Brad http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-177 Brad Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-177 At least you can break 100 in bowling. Heh. At least you can break 100 in bowling. Heh.

]]> By: Peter http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-178 Peter Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-178 Noooo.... Get a Powerbook! Easiest, sleekest, sexiest Unix laptop in the world. Even iBooks have G4 processors now, you have no excuse! Seriously, though - get a mac laptop, install fink and/or darwinports, install mplayer/videolan and the gimp, and you're home free. iTunes, iMovie, iDvd, gcc, python, perl, and bash, apache, openssl, openssh... you name it, it's got it. Noooo…. Get a Powerbook! Easiest, sleekest, sexiest Unix laptop in the world. Even iBooks have G4 processors now, you have no excuse!

Seriously, though - get a mac laptop, install fink and/or darwinports, install mplayer/videolan and the gimp, and you’re home free. iTunes, iMovie, iDvd, gcc, python, perl, and bash, apache, openssl, openssh… you name it, it’s got it.

]]> By: travis http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-179 travis Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.geekandproud.net/archives/2003/12/09/352/maybe-not/#comment-179 don't listen to him. you're dell will do just fine. I had no trouble getting Linux mandrake installed on my dell. don’t listen to him. you’re dell will do just fine. I had no trouble getting Linux mandrake installed on my dell.

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