wow. i find it interesting that up until now (355 entries!), i never had a “Computers” or “Hi-tech” category in my blog. strange. i’m sure i’ve had a lot to say on the matter… why did i never create a category for it?
anyway. i’ve successfully gotten (almost) everything working on my Inspiron 700m under Linux. the 12.1″ crisp and beautiful 1280×800 screen works. the wireless works. everything seems to be hunky dory. except suspending/hibernating. oh well. i realise for most people this is the whole purpose of getting a laptop. it isn’t for me.
i don’t mind not having the suspend feature since for the most part, if i need to suspend, i just power it off instead.
anyway - it’s been awfully nice carrying a 4lb laptop instead of an 8.5+lb one on the train. and it’s sweet to be able to just easily whip it out and sync it up in the morning and reply to emails on the whole train ride down. and 5.5 hours of battery life ain’t bad either.
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November 16th, 2004 at 02:35
4lb laptop is definitely nice. i lugged a 9lb elephant to chicago a buncha times and it’s very painful. i really should have got a 700m myself too. i coulda used it but i was too late.